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emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
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challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Adorable ghost story of a kid navigating identity and friendship the summer before middle school, all while grieving a beloved drag queen uncle and worrying about mom's struggling business.
Models what a supportive queer family, friendships, and school can look like. This story is really beautiful and had me in tears a few times.
The mirror thing is really relatable.
I wish my parents had read something like this when I was a kid.
Models what a supportive queer family, friendships, and school can look like. This story is really beautiful and had me in tears a few times.
The mirror thing is really relatable.
I wish my parents had read something like this when I was a kid.
adventurous
informative
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
An important and lovely book about Bug, whose beloved uncle has died. Bug lives in a haunted house in Vermont with mom, and Bug's friend Mo is talking about boys and makeup and shopping and ... Bug is not. There's a new ghost in the house and this time, it's Bug's uncle, who has an urgent message, which Bug finally understands. For Bug, his transgender announcement is made in a safe and welcoming environment.
Note: Second book about ghosts I've read recently -- the first was Linda Urban's Almost There and Almost Not. Lukoff's ghosts are scarier... but I preferred the way Urban handled the supernatural.
Note: Second book about ghosts I've read recently -- the first was Linda Urban's Almost There and Almost Not. Lukoff's ghosts are scarier... but I preferred the way Urban handled the supernatural.
SO GOOD. The first half had me legit a little scared or a least on edge (although to be fair, that's very easy). And then the book sort of transformed as Bug starts to figure out what is going on. Strong message of self discovery.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No