The Misadventures of the Family Fletcher

Meet the Fletchers—four boys and two dads—and one new neighbor who just might ruin everything.

SAM, age 12

Mostly interested in soccer. And food. And his phone.

JAX, age 10

Psyched for fourth grade. Thinks the family’s new neighbor stinks, and not just because of the skunk.

ELI, age 10 (but younger than Jax)

Delighted to be starting this year at the Pinnacle School, where everyone’s “the smart kid.”

FROG (not his real name), age 6

Wants his new friends at kindergarten to save a seat for his invisible cheetah.

The start of the school year is not going as the Fletcher brothers hoped. Each boy finds his plans for success veering off in unexpected and sometimes disastrous directions. And at home, their miserable new neighbor complains about everything. As the year continues, the boys learn the hard and often hilarious lesson that sometimes what you least expect is what you come to care about the most.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

DANA ALISON LEVY was raised by pirates but escaped at a young age and went on to earn a degree in aeronautics and puppetry. Actually, that's not true—she just likes to make things up. That's why she always wanted to write books. She was born and raised in New England and studied English literature before going to graduate school for business. While there is value in all learning, had she known she would end up writing for a living, she might not have struggled through all those statistics and finance classes. Dana was last seen romping around with her family in Massachusetts.