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But they're Ratsos, and like their dad Big Lou, Ratsos aren't afraid of anything - right? Kara LaReau and Matt Myers team up for a second surprisingly touching chapter book proving that sometimes the things you fear the most aren't at all what you thought - and might be exactly what you need to feel better. Ralphie's head's not exactly in the game, either, because of some rumors that have been swirling around school. Everyone says the house next to the lot is haunted, but if Louie just pretends it's not there, he can ignore the goose bumps he gets every time he looks at it. Louie and Ralphie Ratso have a genius idea: if they clear out the lot down the street, they can use all the junk lying around to build makeshift games for a Big City FunTime Arcade! With their friends to help, they'll be able to recycle all the old abandoned stuff into whack-a-mouse, a high-striker, a fortune-telling booth and more. But theyre Ratsos, and like their dad, Big Lou, Ratsos arent afraid of anything - right Kara LaReau and Matt Myers team up for a second surprisingly.

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This is a delightful book that will charm early readers. In the process, Ralphie makes up for a past misdeed and Louie shows kindness to an elderly neighbor.

Louie and Ralphie show their bravery as they take their dad's advice. The brothers look up to Big Lou, who, although tough, admits that he is afraid and gives them the wise advice to be the boss of their fears. The Ratsos, both the brothers and the dad, are charming.

Big Lou, Louie and Ralphie's dad, encourages them to face their fears. Ralphie is afraid everyone is going to believe the rumor that he likes Stinky Stanko. Louie is afraid whenever he walks by the house next door because he has heard there is a ghost living there. Louie and Ralphie, with the help of their friends, are turning a junk lot into the Big City FunTime Arcade where they can play carnival games all year round. In their second book, The Infamous Ratsos Are Not Afraid, both Louie and Ralphie explore their fears. They won me over with their attempts to be tough that resulted in acts of kindness. They first made their appearance in Kara LaReau's early reader chapter book, The Infamous Ratsos. Louie and Ralphie are the Ratso brothers.