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Brownstone
Samuel Teer
Illustrator: illustrated by Mar Julia, color design by Ashanti Fortson
Ages: 14+
Published: 2024
Publisher: Versify/HarperAlley/HarperCollins
ISBN: 978-0-35-839474-7
Keywords: Coming-of-Age-Guatemalan Americans, gentrification, neighborhoods, fathers and daughters, quinceañera birthday parties, LGBTQIA+
The summer she turns 15, Almudena meets her Guatemalan father, helps him renovate his house, and grows close to her Latine neighbors. Colorful digital artwork.