From Newbery Medalist and National Book Awardwinning author Cynthia Kadohata comes a funny, lively (Horn Book Magazine), and heartwarming story about a girl and her ever-growing pig, Saucyperfect for fans of The One and Only Ivan and Flora & Ulysses!Being a quadruplet can make it hard to stand out from the crowd. Beccas three brothers all have something that makes them...them. Jake has his music, Jammer plays hockey, and K.C. thinks theyre all living in a simulation and doesnt see the point of doing much of anything. Becca is the only one with nothing to make her special. But when she finds a tiny, sick piglet on the side of the road, Becca knows this is it. This is her thing. She names the piglet Saucy and between her own pleading and Saucys sweet, pink face, Becca convinces her family to take her in. Soon, Saucy is as big a part of the family as anyone elseand getting bigger. With each pound Saucy gains, the more capable she becomes of destroying the house and landing Becca in trouble. Some tough decisions need to be made about Beccas pet, and her search for solutions brings to light exactly where Saucy came from. Turns out, there are a lot more scared piglets out there, and saving them may take Becca and her brothers finally doing something together.

 

 

This book is aimed at children at US 3rd grade-7th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.

This book was published in 2020 by Simon & Schuster .

Julia Kuo is the creator of 20 Ways to Draw a Cat and 44 Other Awesome Animals as well as the charming board book Everyone Eats . Julia also created the cover and interior artwork for Newbery Medal-winning author Cynthia Kadohata's The Thing About Luck and Place I Belong and New York Times bestselling author Jenny Han's Clara Lee and the Apple Pie Dream . She lives in Chicago.