The Puttermans Are in the House
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. Perfect for fans of Nic Stoneâs Fast Pitch and Erin Entrada Kellyâs We Dream of Space.
Seventh graders Sammy and Matty are the Putterman twinsâthe perfect team of two. But Matty has a coming-of-age secret heâs not ready to share with his family yet, and he suddenly quits baseball and stops talking to his sister. With their twin telepathy broken, Sammy doesnât know what to do without her teammate.
Becky Putterman is sick of her family only cheering for her cousins, Sammy and Matty. They all used to be friends, but since everything became about the twins, Beckyâs felt left out. With her bat mitzvah around the corner, she hopes itâll finally be her turn in the spotlight.
But then Hurricane Harvey hits Houston, Texas, and the twinsâ house is damaged in the flood. Their family moves in with Beckyâsâand this new forced proximity makes no one happy. As their grief, anger, and uncertainty grow, theyâll soon find they need each other now more than ever before. With all nine Puttermans under one roof, can Sammy, Matty, and Becky rediscover their family bonds and glue their family back together?
- Multiple Points of View: Hear the story from all three cousinsâSammy the star athlete, Matty the quiet artist with a secret, and Becky whoâs ready for her own spotlight.
- A Heartfelt Baseball Story: For this family of Houston Astros superfans, baseball is everything. But when Matty suddenly quits the team he shares with his twin sister, the whole family is thrown into a tailspin.
- Resilience in the Face of Disaster: When Hurricane Harvey floods their homes, the Puttermans must learn to live under one roof, navigating grief, loss, and the messy reality of being a family.
- Jewish Family Life: A heartfelt story featuring cousins who were once childhood best friends, a meaningful bat mitzvah, and the loving, complicated bonds of a family finding their way back to each other.
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The Puttermans Are in the House
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. Perfect for fans of Nic Stoneâs Fast Pitch and Erin Entrada Kellyâs We Dream of Space.
Seventh graders Sammy and Matty are the Putterman twinsâthe perfect team of two. But Matty has a coming-of-age secret heâs not ready to share with his family yet, and he suddenly quits baseball and stops talking to his sister. With their twin telepathy broken, Sammy doesnât know what to do without her teammate.
Becky Putterman is sick of her family only cheering for her cousins, Sammy and Matty. They all used to be friends, but since everything became about the twins, Beckyâs felt left out. With her bat mitzvah around the corner, she hopes itâll finally be her turn in the spotlight.
But then Hurricane Harvey hits Houston, Texas, and the twinsâ house is damaged in the flood. Their family moves in with Beckyâsâand this new forced proximity makes no one happy. As their grief, anger, and uncertainty grow, theyâll soon find they need each other now more than ever before. With all nine Puttermans under one roof, can Sammy, Matty, and Becky rediscover their family bonds and glue their family back together?
- Multiple Points of View: Hear the story from all three cousinsâSammy the star athlete, Matty the quiet artist with a secret, and Becky whoâs ready for her own spotlight.
- A Heartfelt Baseball Story: For this family of Houston Astros superfans, baseball is everything. But when Matty suddenly quits the team he shares with his twin sister, the whole family is thrown into a tailspin.
- Resilience in the Face of Disaster: When Hurricane Harvey floods their homes, the Puttermans must learn to live under one roof, navigating grief, loss, and the messy reality of being a family.
- Jewish Family Life: A heartfelt story featuring cousins who were once childhood best friends, a meaningful bat mitzvah, and the loving, complicated bonds of a family finding their way back to each other.
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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. Perfect for fans of Nic Stoneâs Fast Pitch and Erin Entrada Kellyâs We Dream of Space.
Seventh graders Sammy and Matty are the Putterman twinsâthe perfect team of two. But Matty has a coming-of-age secret heâs not ready to share with his family yet, and he suddenly quits baseball and stops talking to his sister. With their twin telepathy broken, Sammy doesnât know what to do without her teammate.
Becky Putterman is sick of her family only cheering for her cousins, Sammy and Matty. They all used to be friends, but since everything became about the twins, Beckyâs felt left out. With her bat mitzvah around the corner, she hopes itâll finally be her turn in the spotlight.
But then Hurricane Harvey hits Houston, Texas, and the twinsâ house is damaged in the flood. Their family moves in with Beckyâsâand this new forced proximity makes no one happy. As their grief, anger, and uncertainty grow, theyâll soon find they need each other now more than ever before. With all nine Puttermans under one roof, can Sammy, Matty, and Becky rediscover their family bonds and glue their family back together?
- Multiple Points of View: Hear the story from all three cousinsâSammy the star athlete, Matty the quiet artist with a secret, and Becky whoâs ready for her own spotlight.
- A Heartfelt Baseball Story: For this family of Houston Astros superfans, baseball is everything. But when Matty suddenly quits the team he shares with his twin sister, the whole family is thrown into a tailspin.
- Resilience in the Face of Disaster: When Hurricane Harvey floods their homes, the Puttermans must learn to live under one roof, navigating grief, loss, and the messy reality of being a family.
- Jewish Family Life: A heartfelt story featuring cousins who were once childhood best friends, a meaningful bat mitzvah, and the loving, complicated bonds of a family finding their way back to each other.
