With all nine Puttermans under one roof, can Sammy, Matty, and Becky find a way to glue their family back togetherįeldman discerningly highlights one family's struggles navigating loss and learning to accept one another in this uplifting tale. As their grief, anger, and uncertainty grow, they'll soon find they need each other now more than ever before. Their family moves in with Becky's-which no one is happy about. But then Hurricane Harvey hits Houston, Texas, and the twins' house is damaged in the flood.
With her bat mitzvah around the corner, she hopes it'll finally be her turn in the spotlight. They all used to be friends, but since everything became about the twins, Becky's felt left out. Becky Putterman is sick of her family only cheering for her cousins, Sammy and Matty. With their twin telepathy broken, Sammy doesn't know what to do without her teammate. But Matty has a secret he's not ready to share with his family yet, and he suddenly quits baseball and stops talking to his sister. Seventh graders Sammy and Matty are the Putterman twins-the perfect team of two. Perfect for fans of Nic Stone's Fast Pitch and Erin Entrada Kelly's We Dream of Space. A heartfelt and hopeful middle grade novel from Jacquetta Nammar Feldman, author of the Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection Wishing Upon the Same Stars, about family, joy, and growing up in the aftermath of a natural disaster.
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