 | Brownstone Author: Teer, Samuel | |
| Price: $15.57 | ||
Summary:
In the summer of 1995, almost-fifteen-year-old Almudena is sent to live with her estranged Spanish-speaking father, and together they renovate a brownstone and build a relationship while Almudena navigates the Latin American side of her heritage for the first time. In graphic novel format.
| Illustrator: | Julia, Marina |
| Accelerated Reader Information: Interest Level: UG Reading Level: 2.60 Points: 1.0 Quiz: 552079 |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (+) (04/15/24)
School Library Journal (00/05/24)
Booklist (06/01/24)
The Hornbook (00/09/24)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 06/01/2024 Almudena has never met her biological father. However, when her white mother accepts the opportunity to perform for a prestigious dance company, she leaves Almudena with her Guatemalan father for the summer. Her father is happy to meet her and expects her to stay at his rundown brownstone and fix it up with him. But how can she help him if they don’t speak the same language? As Almudena familiarizes herself with her new surroundings, she learns more about the community and their culture. Almudena begins to form a close bond with her neighbors when she realizes that summer is slipping away, but there is much to get done before the brownstone is finished. The neat, descriptive illustrations are full of bright and vivid colors. The backdrop of some panels shows a rundown neighborhood filled with graffiti, homelessness, gangs, and closed-down businesses. However, those same panels and more show the community uniting to support one another. The story brings to life the experiences and people of an urban Latinx neighborhood. - Copyright 2024 Booklist.
