- Caitlin B.
- Monday, June 14, 2021
“A lot of books have a moral, some lesson about how you have to stay true to who you are. How it doesn’t matter if you’re different, you don’t have to act like everyone else, and that the most important thing is to be yourself. But those books never tell you how to figure out what your self is. They assume that you know already, and are pretending to be someone else for a while to fit in. I don’t know what my self is, though.” Too Bright to See, Kyle Lukoff
Bug’s house has always been haunted.
Uncle Roderick knew this, Bug knew this, Mom was skeptical. But when Uncle Roderick dies, Bug starts experiencing an unfamiliar presence in their old Vermont house. Could it be grief over Uncle Roderick’s death? Could it be anxiety about starting middle school in the fall and not fitting in? Or is someone from another realm trying to tell Bug something?
On top of the grief of losing an uncle, there’s the dread of middle school: Bug’s best friend goes from “Mo” to “Moira” and is suddenly interested in makeup, teen magazines, and boys, while the idea of being a “girl” just doesn’t sit right with Bug. As the summer marches on, the possibility of a new friendship with the new kid in town, Griffin, and a new school experience on the horizon, allow Bug to dig deeper into what Uncle Roderick might be trying to tell them, while revealing who Bug is inside.
As with many topics in life, the right books can foster wonderful conversations. Below is a non-exhaustive list of books that feature members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Happy Pride Month!
For resources involving LGBTQIA+ identities, check out:
https://transequality.org/issues/youth-students
https://www.richlandlibrary.com/blog/2021-04-23/day-silence-my-silence-my-story
For more great books, call The Children’s Room at (803) 929-3434 or check out our personalized recommendations option.