Equal parts unsettling, heartwarming, and satisfying, Too Bright to See is a nuanced and compelling exploration of gender, friendship, and family seen through the eyes of a courageous young protagonist. In his middle-grade debut, Lukoff ( When Aidan Became a Brother, 2019) crafts a sensitive, haunting exploration of a white transgender child’s journey to self-discovery, capturing all the vulnerability, discomfort, humor, and complicated emotions along the way. When a particular ghostly presence starts to target Bug, Bug needs to figure out who or what it might be and what they want. Bug is far too distracted by a death in the family, the fact that their old house in rural Vermont is haunted, and the confusion and discomfort they feel over the thought of being a girl. Then Uncle Roderick, who was gay, passed away, and now the house feels. Bug lives in a haunted house, but the ghosts of long ago never bothered him before this summer. In the wake of his uncle’s death, a transgender boy on the cusp of middle school grapples with grief, friendship, and identity. But Bug is not interested in any of those things. by Kyle Lukoff RELEASE DATE: April 20, 2021. Bug’s best friend Moira is spending the summer before middle school learning all about makeup and fashion and deciding which boys will be cute enough to flirt with.
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