Working in cooperation with their classmates, they begin the job, but a pretty big hitch in their plans looms. Except for a little backsliding by Ralphie (for which he atones by the end), they're on their way, with Louie once again proclaiming a really big idea: clean up an unsightly vacant lot and turn it into a community arcade.
The newly reformed Ratso brothers, Louie and Ralphie, are now trying to make life easier for their friends and their community. However, the large number of secondary characters, many introduced in the first book in the series, might leave new readers feeling out of the loop. The story is believable and resolves in a realistic way without feeling heavy-handed. LaReau's dialogue is fast-paced and funny, and the frequent black-and-white illustrations by Myers further develop the characters.
Who started the rumor, and how will he stop it? As Louie and Ralphie face their respective fears, they discover their own roles in creating them, and learn that the answer to facing fear is having the courage to look past beliefs and see the truth. Ralphie has his own troubles when a story circulates around school that he has a girlfriend, Stinky Stanko, known only for her overpowering odor. With the help of their friends, they clean up a vacant lot located next to the neighborhood's haunted house, despite Louie's fear of the ghosts that may live there. Louie and Ralphie Ratso are brothers with a plan: build a Big City FunTime Arcade that offers carnival games for neighborhood kids. 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.Gr 2–4-This second book in the series takes a look at facing one's fears and telling the truth. 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, maybe 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. When Louie and Ralphie Ratso set out to transform a cluttered lot into an arcade, they end up conquering a few surprising fears along the way in this follow-up to the Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book The Infamous Ratsos.
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