Saucy

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From Newbery Medalist and National Book Award winning author Cynthia Kadohata comes an irrepressible and heartwarming story about a girl and her ever-growing pig, Saucy perfect for fans of The One and Only Ivan and Flora & Ulysses !Being a quadruplet can make it hard to stand out from the crowd. Becca s three brothers all have something that makes them… them . Jake has his music and dancing, Jammer plays hockey, and K.C. thinks they re all living in a simulation and doesn t 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 Saucy s sweet, pink face, Becca convinces her family to take her in. Soon, Saucy is as big a part of the family as anyone else and 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 Becca s 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.

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