First I would like to thank the author for adding a message at the end of the book about how to properly tell people about this book. It didn't even occur to me it would be semi-difficult to do so. I can't quite remember the wording and now I'm regretting turning in my audiobook a day early but someone was waiting in line and I wasn't going to deny them this wonderful book any later. Also, totally recommend the audiobook. Anyway, I'll do my best to paraphrase.

This book follows an 11-year-old child named Bug, the summer before middle school starts, and right after suffering a tragic loss, Uncle Roderick. Losing someone who's helped raise you is hard enough but right before a big change in your life when it feels like the question of "Who am I?" is at the forefront more than ever makes it even harder. Except, it seems Uncle Roderickis trying to be there anyway as Bug senses a presence in the house and comes to the only logical conclusion: the house is being haunted by Uncle Roderick and he has a message to pass along. What's the message? And could that message help Bug figure out why they don't like their birth name very much, why their best friends' obsession with making sure they look fashionable for middle school by wearing cute dresses and makeup sounds dreadful, and why the reflection in the mirror is just not quite right?

I've never read a book before that dealt with gender identity and I was floored. And this was handled so well as it goes in huge depth and when done from a perspective of a child adds a simple "Well of course that's how it is" feeling to it. There's something haunting about the book; maybe becuase of ghosts but that doesn't quite sound right. I cant' quite put my finger on it yet though. Either way please read it!

I only took off one star though because there were moments where the story dragged for a bit so I had to increase the speed of my audiobook to keep me engaged.