Feldman discerningly highlights one family's struggles navigating loss and learning to accept one another in this uplifting tale. -- Publishers Weekly "This sweet, thoughtful novel is a home run for readers learning to develop empathy and resilience with their loved ones and communities." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Creating a large cast of believable characters, Feldman does a particularly good job of balancing the three cousins' interwoven stories. The first-person narrative shifts from Sammy, adrift without her brother, to Matty, hiding a secret he's reluctant to share, and Becky, trying to change her resentful attitude. An involving novel in which individuals reach out to help one another and find unexpected rewards. -- Booklist Themes of grief, fitting in, family relationships, and sexual identity shine in this baseball-focused book, making it more a story of growing up than a sports tale. This resonant story of hope, family, and finding yourself will be a hit. Recommend this to readers who enjoyed Joan Bauer's Soar, and fans of heartfelt realistic fiction.
-- School Library Journal A heartfelt home run for hope and healing, THE PUTTERMANS ARE IN THE HOUSE is a dynamic story that proves when families come together, they can truly weather any storm. Readers will be cheering in the stands for twins Sammy and Matty and their cousin Becky as they navigate first crushes, changing relationships, and a hurricane. Jacquetta Nammar Feldman's sophomore novel is out-of-this-park good. -- Michael Leali, author of The Civil War of Amos Abernathy A sad and sweet novel that takes a hurricane and turns it on its head: instead of leaving only destruction, this one becomes the crucible for restoration, when all the members of one family are forced to live together to survive the effects of Houston's Hurricane Harvey. Faced with past resentments, present insecurities, and future disappointments, these characters come together by helping each other find what they most truly love--and the surprising wholeness that results is a story worth telling -- Gary D. Schmidt, bestselling author of National Book Award finalist Okay for Now and the Newbery Honor Books Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy and The Wednesday Wars.