Hi everyone! Today on the blog, we're shining a spotlight on FRANKIE & BUG by Gayle Forman, a fantastic author who we've always loved, and is publishing a new Middle Grade story! While we don't typically cover Middle Grade here on the blog, Gayle Forman always has a special place in our heart, so we're definitely excited to make the exception. (And who knows? Maybe this will open up the door to us covering more MG titles in the future!) So without further ado, let's get into it!
ABOUT THE BOOK
Title: Frankie & Bug
Author: Gayle Forman
Publisher: Aladdin
Hardcover, 288 Pages
Publication Date: October 11th, 2021
Summary: FRANKIE & BUG stars ten- (almost eleven!) year-old Bug, a feisty girl who just wants to play at the beach all summer, who is feeling left out as her older brother stretches his wings toward independence. And there is 11-year-old Frankie, sent from Ohio to stay with his gay uncle in Venice Beach for the summer: a trans boy who just wants the opportunity to be who he is. Wary of each other at first, Frankie and Bug bond over their mutual desire to catch the Midnight Marauder, a serial killer stalking Southern California in 1987. When the violence comes closer to home, what Frankie and Bug learn about themselves is far more important — family can be whatever you make it, love is stronger than blood, and it’s up to all of us to hurry toward justice. Additionally, FRANKIE & BUG conveys an important, and incredibly timely message about acceptance, friendship and showing up: one that we can all use right now.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Award-winning author and journalist Gayle Forman has written several bestselling novels for young adults, including the Just One Series, I Was Here, Where She Went and the #1 New York Times bestseller If I Stay, which has been translated into more than 40 languages and in 2014 was adapted into a major motion picture. Gayle published Leave Me, her first novel starring adults in 2016 and her latest novel, I Have Lost My Way, comes out in March of 2018. Gayle lives with her husband and daughters in Brooklyn.
GIVAWAY
If FRANKIE & BUG sounds like the type of book you or a young reader would be interested in reading, you're in luck: we're currently giving away a finished copy on our Twitter account right now, until 10/11! All you have to do is click here, follow us, and Retweet the Tweet. The giveaway is unfortunately U.S. only, but we wish you all the best of luck!
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We'd like to thank Simon & Schuster for inviting us to share this spotlight today, and for providing the giveaway copy for us -- if you're interested in FRANKIE & BUG, don't forget to add it to your TBR!
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