Few Blue Skies

In her latest novel, Pura Belpr Awardwinning author Carolina Ixta weaves a tender story about love and hope, following a teen as she works to protect her family and community from a major corporation taking over her town.

Paloma Vistamontes is heartbroken. A year ago, her ex-boyfriend, Julio Ramos, broke up with her after his fathers death, a tragedy that drove Paloma and him apart. Ever since then, the mountains have felt flatter, the sky farther away.

Now, her hometown of San Fermn, a place where honest people work on farms and in factories, is in danger. Selva, a massive e-commerce conglomerate, threatens to open one of their warehouses beside her high school.

This isnt the first time theyve done this. Since Selva arrived, theyve opened warehouses everywhere where there used to be green spaces. Because of them, the air pollution is so bad that school is often canceled. Many people, including Palomas ever-practical Ma, want to leave.

But Paloma wants nothing more than to stay. Because when the smog clears, there is still hope. That hope drives Paloma to reconnect with Julio to expose and challenge the dangers that Selva introduces to communities like their own. Can they stop Selva from destroying everything they know? Is there still a chance for their budding romance?

Carolina Ixtais a writer from Oakland, California. A daughter of Mexican immigrants, she received her BA in creative writing and Spanish language and literature at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and obtained her master’s degree in education at the University of California, Berkeley. Her debut novel,Shut Up, This Is Serious, was a Morris Award finalist, anLA TimesBook Prize finalist, and the winner of the Pura Belpr Award.Few Blue Skiesis her sophomore novel.

• Publisher: Quill Tree Books
• Publish Date: February 03, 2026
• Pages: 384
• Language: English
• Type: Hardcover
• EAN/UPC: 9780063287914
• Dimensions: 8.3 X 5.5 X 0.0 inches | 1.0 pounds
• BISAC Categories: , Teens & YAPopular Fiction, Teens & YARomance