My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother by Patricia Polacco is a book written on third grade level. The characters are Tricia (Patricia Polacco), her brother Richard and her grandmother, Bubbie. Tricia is totally obsessed with competing with her brother. She loses at running, climbing, throwing, and burping. Finally, she wishes upon a falling star to do something better than her brother. She does do something better, but her brother saves her life in the end.
The official website is www.patriciapolacco.com. The site lists all of Polacco’s books, has a schedule for her public appearances, and Kid’s Gallery for games and activities. Ms. Polacco encourages students to write to her. If two or more students from the same class do so, she will send a letter to the class.

For Patricia, her rotten redheaded older brother, Richard, is nothing but a pain. He outdoes her at everything from running to climbing and even spitting. When Patricia sees a shooting star, she makes a wish that she could do something to show him up. When she gets into a dangerous situation though, she finds that the person who saves the day is someone that surprises her and that family is not too bad after all. Grade Level: 3.9 Here are some great activity ideas from Patricia Polacco herself: http://www.patriciapolacco.com/books/... ( )

I have grown to love this author and how she somehow always seems to make sure that she is included in the book. This story, like most of her others, is based on her own life and growing up with her older brother. This is a cute story about how they don't always get along, but still love eachother. Another great book to include in my library by this author.
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Trishia's brother does everything better than she does. It drives Trishia crazy. She is determined to do something better than him, so at the fair, she rides the merry-go-round more times than he does. However, she faints when she gets off, and needs stitches. Trishia's brother saved her by carrying her back to the family. A good website for this book is:http://www.patriciapolacco.com/books/...

I love this book. It makes me appreciate my brothers and their love for me. They protect me and watch out for me eventhough there are times they are rotten to me. ( )