Pay Attention, Carter Jones, by Gary D. Schmidt

(Paperback, 240 pages, first published in 2020)

Carter Jones is astonished early one morning when he finds a real English butler, bowler hat and all, on the doorstep—one who stays to help the Jones family, which is a little bit broken. In addition to figuring out middle school, Carter has to adjust to the unwelcome presence of this new know-it-all adult in his life. When his burden of grief and anger from the past can no longer be ignored, Carter learns that a burden becomes lighter when it is shared.

Cautions: None. See Redeemed Reader's review here. 

Ages: 10-12