Brownstone
by Samuel Teer and Mar Julia
Almudena has never met her father, Xavier.
Now she's about to spend an entire summer with him, and they face a run-down house in need of renovation and a language barrier.
Can they figure out what family means before time runs out?
Content Notes: This book positively portrays cultural identity as a Latina protagonist grapples with her sense of cultural belonging upon spending time with Guatemalan father. Readers should know there are tensions around parental abandonment/divorce and mild moments of emotionally-charged language in a parent-teen conflict.
How These Live Book Clubs Work
Participation in the live book club includes access to a set of resources and activities as well as interactive components.
Participants receive
- A suggested reading schedule
- PDF reading guides with comprehension questions
- Vocabulary/reading activities
- Discussion board posts in our online classroom
- Writing/multimodal project prompts related to the reading
- An invitation to a live discussion
- A recording of the summary of the live discussion
- An optional feedback add-on for the final paper/project
- Rubrics for at-home feedback
Families are welcome to use as much or as little of the suggested resources and activities as they'd like to fit their interest and schedules.
(There is an option to add a Feedback Add-on for Final Projects at checkout.)
Ages:
13-18
Dates:
November 1-30, 2025
Live Meeting:
Monday, November 24, 2025 at 1pm Eastern
Sessions typically last around 1 hour.
Those who cannot attend the live session will receive a recorded summary.
(Note: If there is high enrollment, additional live sessions may be opened to keep sessions small enough for meaningful discussion.)
Supplies:
- A copy of the book Brownstone (ISBN 9780358394747)
- Used and borrowed copies will work just fine! If your learner is going to participate in final projects and reading guides, I recommend having a physical copy even if they primarily read the ebook.
- See Dayla Learning's affiliate Bookshop List
- Zoom account for live session
- Microphone and camera for live session (optional)
- PDF reader
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Access to printer if you want to print worksheets