My Rotten Readheaded Older Brother by Patricia Polacco
What does a young girl do when her older brother can do anything and everything better than she can – and reminds her of it every day? Tricia tries hard to find a way she can beat him at something and finally does it, but it didn’t turn out like she expected. Patricia Polacco is full of surprises, and this book keeps that tradition very well.
I read this to my fifth grade students. Look for their comments below.
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Mr. Kauffman’s 5th Grade students made the following responses to this book:
Sheirra: I like this book because at the end Trisha fell off of the horse and her brother helped her.
Jasmine: This book reminded me of my rotten brother but in a different way.
Amryaunna: I like “My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother” because it is funny. When Trisha told her brother that she can eat more rubarb she lost and ran in the house.
Samonni: I like the story “My Rotten Redheaded Brother” because in the story Trisha was trying to go against her brother, and then her brother had taken her into the house on his back.
Jessica: The first time I read this story I liked it. But I heard it over and over again so that’s why I didn’t like it this time.
(Mrs. Green’s reply: I’m sorry. I’ll try to do better.)
Keiasha: This story was alright. I’m glad that she found somthing that she could beat her brother at.
Nysheika: I like this book becauses when people picked on Trisha she knew how to cool her anger.
Moneisha: I like this story. The best part was when Trisha and her brother ate the rhubarb.
Aaaron: I like this book because it reminds me of my two older brothers. They can drive.
LaDarius: I like this book very much. It reminds me of me and my sister.
Edwin: I think this book was funny because the big brother and the little sister were always competing against each other.
NoName: I like the book, My Rotten Readheaded Older Brother because she never beat him at anything and she made a wish and did. And that changed the way they acted with each other.
Quentin: I like this book because it reminds me of my little brothers and me.
JaDell: I like this book because it shows that small people can do better than bigger people.
By: Janice D. Green on September 13, 2010
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