A review by bickie
Die verflixten Fletcher Boys by Dana Alison Levy

4.0

Penderwicks with boys. Family consisting of 2 dads, 4 adopted boys from different birth families and cultural origins, a large Maine coon cat, and a pug. POV moves around among the boys who are in kindergarten, 4th grade (two of them), and 6th grade. They all navigate various difficulties: Frog is starting school, and his family does not believe his best friend, Ladybug Li, from school is real (just because he has a "baby brother" named Connecticut and a pet cheetah who goes with him everywhere that they cannot see...). Jax's best friend changes, and they grow apart while Jax works on a diplomacy mission with the grumpy Vietnam veteran next door for a class project. Eli starts a new school for gifted children and discovers that it isn't as great as he had hoped. Sam, a sports star, considers auditioning for the school play and deals with some high school hooligans. Best for ages 9-12.