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Wouldn’t it be cool if you could be in charge of your house?! Maybe you’d eat cookies for breakfast, play video games all day, ride your bike around the kitchen or make your little sister clean your room. The possibilities are endless! Jut, Marty, Nick and Gus are four brothers who get to do just that in When the Boys Ran the House by Joan Carris.

When their mom gets sick and has to stay in bed and their dad is away on a business trip, the boys are left in charge. But after a swarm of bees invade their kitchen, the cat gets a spray-paint job and a weird smell takes over their living room, Jut wonders if he’s really able to manage the house and three younger brothers.

Luckily, a visiting nurse pitches in. She’s nice and a really great basketball player! With her help, Jut gets to take care of his mom, the house and his brothers. He learns a lot about responsibility and how sometimes it’s hard to do grown-up stuff even though it may look easy. He learns some good lessons and has fun doing it!