Not So "YA" Book Club- September 2025

Our September selection is "Brownstone" by Samuel Teer and illustrated by Mar Julia. Copies of the book are available at both library buildings. No Registration Required.
This group is aimed at (but not limited to) adults who are between the ages 18 -35 who love young adult literature. We read across many genres including historical fiction, fantasy, dystopian, paranormal, horror and realistic fiction.
From www.goodreads.com:
Almudena has always wondered about the dad she never met.
Now, with her white mother headed on a once-in-a-lifetime trip without her, 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.

You may also like the following events from Manchester Public Library, CT:

• Next Wednesday, 3rd September, 06:30 pm, Happily Ever After Book Club- September 2025 in Manchester
• Next Saturday, 6th September, 09:00 am, Friends of the Manchester Public Library Book Sale 2025 in Manchester
• Next month, 10th September, 06:00 pm, Self-Care Sound Bath Meditation- September 2025 in Manchester

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