The Puttermans Are in the House by Jacquetta Nammar Feldman

Sokoloff (a neighbor) & their 3 pets Bialy (golden retriever) Jess (tabby cat), and Bartholomew (hairless sphynx) are all under the same roof. Becky and the twins used to be close, but not anymore. Then after Harvey hits and the water rises, they all end up staying at their dad's brothers house. Sammy and Matty are twins who used to be super close, until Matty left in the middle of a baseball game stating that he no longer liked the sport and then stopped talking to Sammy. In alternating chapters the twins and their cousin tell us what it was like in Houston, Texas during and after Hurricane Harvey and the Astros run to the World Series. With all nine Puttermans under one roof, can Sammy, Matty, and Becky find a way to glue their family back together?Ī story of family, loss, growing up and baseball told in three voices Sammy, Matty & Becky. 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. With her bat mitzvah around the corner, she hopes it'll finally be her turn in the spotlight.īut then Hurricane Harvey hits Houston, Texas, and the twins' house is damaged in the flood. They all used to be friends, but since everything became about the twins, Becky's felt left out. With their twin telepathy broken, Sammy doesn't know what to do without her teammate.īecky Putterman is sick of her family only cheering for her cousins, Sammy and Matty. 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. 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.

The Puttermans Are in the House by Jacquetta Nammar Feldman