Newbery Medalist Kadohata ( Kira-Kira) realistically portrays Becca’s growth through rich internality, and her journey to loving herself and Saucy enough to give both what they need feels organic and true. Pictured in expressive black-and-white illustrations by Raskin, Becca and Saucy are the entertaining, delightful heart of this story featuring a close-knit family and a child considering the ramifications of cruelty and of healing. And Saucy is going to be big, likely to reach 600 pounds. Saucy, by Cynthia Kadohata, is the story of a lost piglet and of Becca, the girl who adopts her. Saucy, as she names the animal, is a small force of destruction, leaving ruined kitchen cabinets, screen doors, and gardens in her wake (“That pig is nuts. “believed that they might all be living in a simulation.” Everything changes, though, on a family walk through their Ohio town, when Becca finds and insists on saving a piglet sick with mange. From Newbery Medalist and National Book Awardwinning author Cynthia Kadohata comes an irrepressible and heartwarming story about a girl and her ever-growing pig, Saucyperfect for fans of The One and Only Ivanand Flora & Ulysses Being a quadruplet can make it hard to stand out from the crowd. Bailey, who uses a wheelchair, composes music Jammer plays hockey and math- and science-minded K.C. She also worries that she’s the only one of her siblings without a specific interest. Eleven-year-old Becca, a quadruplet, believes herself a coward due to the way she treated a former friend. Saucy Written by Cynthia Kadohata & illustrated by Marianna Raskin Hardcover 17.99 16.
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