Honeysuckle and Bone, by Trisha Tobias (Sweet July Books) unfolds on the Jamaican estate of the wealthy and prestigious Hall clan. Fleeing her own family, 18-year-old Carina Marshall accepts a position as an au pair for the Halls at their imposing residence, Blackbead Estate. Carina hopes that a relocation to her mother’s island of Jamaica will signal a fresh start in life, but she is soon swept up in the secrets of the grand home and its inhabitants. Bringing Jamaican folklore to an American-Jamaican protagonist’s perspective, Honeysuckle and Bone offers both cultural context and worldbuilding to a young adult audience.