This week on the Butler Bookshelf you will find Once in a Blue Moon by Sharon G. Flake. Flake tells the story of 11 year-old James Henry and his twin sister Hattie in North Carolina during the Jim Crow South. James Henry had great courage until he is traumatized one night by an incident that happens at the lighthouse when Ma was searching for their beloved Dog. James Henry is so nervous after the incident that he does not dare leave the house or speak to anyone except Hattie and Gran. He hopes to find his voice again. However, James Henry is not sure he can until a blue moon is predicted, and Gran believes anything is possible during a rare blue moon. You will find more amazing titles below!

Invisible Son
Written by Kim Johnson
Published by Penguin Random House
Available now!

Kin: Rooted in Hope
Written by Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrated by Jeffrey Boston Weatherford
Published by Simon and Schuster
Available now!