Brownstone /
Teer, Samuel,
Brownstone / Brown stone written by Samuel Teer ; illustrated by Mar Julia ; color design by Ashanti Fortson - First edition - 315 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
"Almudena has always wondered about the dad she never met. Now, with her white mother headed on a once-in-a-lifetime trip, she's left alone with her Guatemalan father for an entire summer. Xavier seems happy to see her, but he expects her to live in (and help fix up) his old, broken-down brownstone. And all along, she must navigate the language barrier of his rapid-fire Spanish -- which she doesn't speak. As Almudena tries to adjust to this new reality, she gets to know the residents of Xavier's Latin American neighborhood. Each member of the community has their own joys and heartbreaks as well as their own strong opinions on how this young Latina should talk, dress, and behave. Some can't understand why she doesn't know where she comes from. Others think she's "not brown enough" to fit in. But time is running out for Almudena and Xavier to get to know each other, and the key to their connection may ultimately lie in bringing all these different elements together. Fixing a broken building is one thing, but turning these stubborn individuals into a found family might take more than this one summer."--
Ages 14 and up. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Grades 10-12. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
9780358394754 0358394759 9780358394747 0358394740
Harpercollins Childrens Books, 30 Ed Preate Dr Ste 106, Moosaic, PA, USA, 18507 SAN 200-2086
2019052284
Multiracial people--Comic books, strips, etc
Identity (Philosophical concept)--Comic books, strips, etc
Fathers and daughters--Comic books, strips, etc
Families--Comic books, strips, etc
Neighborhoods--Comic books, strips, etc
Gentrification--Comic books, strips, etc
Guatemalan Americans--Comic books, strips, etc
Hispanic Americans--Comic books, strips, etc
Young adult fiction
Graphic novels
Graphic books
Graphic novels
Graphic novels.
Coming-of-age comics.
Domestic comics.
Historical comics.
PZ7.7.T44 / Br 2024
741.5/973
Brownstone / Brown stone written by Samuel Teer ; illustrated by Mar Julia ; color design by Ashanti Fortson - First edition - 315 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
"Almudena has always wondered about the dad she never met. Now, with her white mother headed on a once-in-a-lifetime trip, she's left alone with her Guatemalan father for an entire summer. Xavier seems happy to see her, but he expects her to live in (and help fix up) his old, broken-down brownstone. And all along, she must navigate the language barrier of his rapid-fire Spanish -- which she doesn't speak. As Almudena tries to adjust to this new reality, she gets to know the residents of Xavier's Latin American neighborhood. Each member of the community has their own joys and heartbreaks as well as their own strong opinions on how this young Latina should talk, dress, and behave. Some can't understand why she doesn't know where she comes from. Others think she's "not brown enough" to fit in. But time is running out for Almudena and Xavier to get to know each other, and the key to their connection may ultimately lie in bringing all these different elements together. Fixing a broken building is one thing, but turning these stubborn individuals into a found family might take more than this one summer."--
Ages 14 and up. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Grades 10-12. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
9780358394754 0358394759 9780358394747 0358394740
Harpercollins Childrens Books, 30 Ed Preate Dr Ste 106, Moosaic, PA, USA, 18507 SAN 200-2086
2019052284
Multiracial people--Comic books, strips, etc
Identity (Philosophical concept)--Comic books, strips, etc
Fathers and daughters--Comic books, strips, etc
Families--Comic books, strips, etc
Neighborhoods--Comic books, strips, etc
Gentrification--Comic books, strips, etc
Guatemalan Americans--Comic books, strips, etc
Hispanic Americans--Comic books, strips, etc
Young adult fiction
Graphic novels
Graphic books
Graphic novels
Graphic novels.
Coming-of-age comics.
Domestic comics.
Historical comics.
PZ7.7.T44 / Br 2024
741.5/973