However , this is made more difficult by having five older brothers and a sixth little brother .
Brubaker Bradley 's first novel follows eight - year - old Ruthie as she struggles to become what her mother has always wanted her to be : a lady .
This is made more difficult by having five older brothers and a sixth little brother .
Brubaker Bradley 's first novel follows eight - year - old Ruthie as she struggles to become what her mother has always wanted her to be : a lady .