BROWNSTONE TP Previously Offered Thru Other Distributors

Brownstone is a heartfelt coming-of-age graphic novel about identity, belonging, and family. Almudena spends her first summer with her Guatemalan father Xavier – in his old, fixer-upper brownstone. Between renovation work, neighborhood bustle, and the language barrier of his rapid Spanish, she slowly finds her way to her father and to the Latin American community of the neighborhood. But time is running out – and only if all the threads come together can strangers turn into chosen family.

Awards and recommendations:

• Harvey Award nominee
• Indie Next List Selection
• One of the best books according to Kirkus Reviews
• One of the best books according to Publishers Weekly
• 2025 CBC Best Children's Book of the Year

"Angsty. Awkward. With a scrappy heart of gold, Brownstone is a must-read for anyone who's ever felt totally out of place." — Gabby Rivera, bestselling author of Juliet Takes a Breath

Themes: father-daughter relationship, bicultural upbringing, community expectations, language and cultural barriers, and the emergence of a found family.