In this companion story to My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother,
beloved storyteller Patricia Polacco tells a lively and warmhearted tale
of comic sibling tension and brotherly love based on her own
childhood.
There's nothing worse than a rotten redheaded older brother who is the
most embarrassing brother in the Elwood school district in Oakland,
California. Even three years older, Richie makes Patricia's life
miserable, and there is nowhere to hide in their small town. Richie is
gross--tangled hair, sloppy room, and messy clothes. And he doesn't even
care--not one bit! And now that they're both in middle school, Richie
does everything he can to mortify Patricia in front of her friends.
Ozzie at the lunch counter says there will come a time when the two
siblings will be friends, but that can't be right...can it?