My Brother Made Me Do It
by Peg Kehret
2021-01-02 03:07:24
Oh, BRRRRROTHER! Hi. I''m Julie Welsh. My nine-year-old brother is always cooking up schemes...and I get blamed. Because I''m older. Eleven, to be exact. But Frankie has his good points too, as I told Mrs. Kaplan, my 89-year-ald pen pal, who lives i...
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Oh, BRRRRROTHER!
Hi. I''m Julie Welsh. My nine-year-old brother is always cooking up schemes...and I get blamed. Because I''m older. Eleven, to be exact. But Frankie has his good points too, as I told Mrs. Kaplan, my 89-year-ald 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 everything. 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, you''ll never believe what happened....
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