This week on the Butler Bookshelf you will find some tremendous teen fiction, including Brownstone by Samuel Teer and Mar Julia. Teer tells the story of 14 year-old Almudena who has always been curious about the dad she has never met. When Almudena’s white mother decides to travel, she is left to stay with her Guatemalan father for the whole summer. Xavier is happy to have Almudena around, but he expects her to help repair his deteriorating brownstone home. The young Latina has to overcome the language barrier with her father who only speaks Spanish and learn to fit into Xavier’s Latin American neighborhood. With time running out, can Almudena and Xavier make a connection despite their differences?

Brownstone 
Written by Samuel Teer and Mar Julia
Published by Versify
Available June 11, 2024!

The Colliding World of Mina Lee
Written by Ellen Oh
Published by Crown Books for Young Readers
Available January 23, 2024!

Dungeons and Drama
Written by Kristy Boyce
Published by Delacorte Press
Available now!

Looking for Smoke
Written by K.A. Cobell
Published by Heartdrum 
Available June 4, 2024!

A Place for Vanishing
Written by Ann Fraistat
Published by Delacorte Press
Available now!