Ricky Potts is your older brother. He is seventeen. His knees buckled at the age of six forcing him to use crutches. He spends a lot of time in his room reading about outer space. (Your parents never spoke to him which really upsets you.) You were in your room looking for a book to read but you disliked most of the books in your room so you decided to go get one from Ricky. (you can decide how Ricky communicates in this story)