My Brother Made Me Do It

My Brother Made Me Do It by Kehret, Peg. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780671034184.

OH, BRRRRROTHER! Hi. Im Julie Welsh. My nine-yearold brother is always cooking up schemes...and I get blamed. Because Im older. Eleven, to be exact. But Frankie has his good points too, as I told Mrs. Kaplan, my 89-year-old pen pal, who lives in Kansas. I write Mrs. Kaplan about everything. Even my secrets. She was the first one I told about my juvenile arthritis. Mrs. Kaplan understands. She has arthritis too. I was feeling tired and achy all the time, and discouraged. Then Mrs. Kaplan gave me ideas about running for student council, and though I could barely lift my legs, Frankie made me want to compete in a fun run. Just when I thought my life was a permanent time-out, youll never believe what happened....