Dear Mr. Franklin

First of all let me just say that this Assignment is Stupid. You are Dead. Why am I writing a letter to Some dead guy I've never even met?

This is the start to a most unlikely pen pal relationship between thirteen-year-old Franklin Isaac Saturday (Ike) and Benjamin Franklin. Before the fateful extra credit assignment that started it all Ike's life was pretty normal. He was avoiding the popularity contests of middle school crushing hard on Clare Wanzandae and trying not roll his eyes at his stepfather Dirk-the-Jerk's lame jokes.

But all that changes when in a successful effort to make Claire Wanzandae laugh Ike mails his homework assignment to Ben Franklin?and he writes back. Soon things go awry. After Ike has an embarrassing moment of epic proportions in front of Claire involving a playground non-alcoholic beer and a lot of kettle corn Ike decides he needs to find a way to win Claire back. With some help from his new friend B-Freezy can Ike get the girl and make his mark in history?