Too Bright to See

By: Kyle Lukoff

Narrated by: Jax Jackson, Kyle Lukoff

A Newbery Honor Book • Winner of the Stonewall Book Award • A National Book Award Finalist

"A gentle, glowing wonder, full of love and understanding." –The New York Times Book Review

It's the summer before middle school and eleven-year-old Bug's best friend Moira has decided the two of them need to use the next few months to prepare. For Moira, this means figuring out the right clothes to wear, learning how to put on makeup, and deciding which boys are cuter in their yearbook photos than in real life. But none of this is all that appealing to Bug, who doesn't particularly want to spend more time trying to understand how to be a girl. Besides, there's something more important to worry about: A ghost is haunting Bug's eerie old house in rural Vermont...and maybe haunting Bug in particular. As Bug begins to untangle the mystery of who this ghost is and what they're trying to say, an altogether different truth comes to light--Bug is transgender.

Quite good!

This story was really good and made me do that mom face when your child is finding themselves and you’re so happy for them.. yea, loved it!

Absolutely amazing

There is so much here to learn from and overall is a fantastic book I could read this a thousand times and never lose that happiness I get at the end of the book A+++

I love the way the whole thing is just so beautiful

I love it. It is a beautiful story and would recommend for people who haven’t read it.!

Beautiful, haunting and important story

This book will stay with me for a long time. The author has a way of illustrating anxiety and dysphoria in such an authentic way, masterfully wrapped into a ghost story that is both actually spooky and genuinely sweet. I bought this for my tween but consumed it myself within days, before she’s even had a chance to pick it up herself!

finally a truly outstanding narrative 4 trans boys

nothing I've yet read has come close to being as authentic as this book. love.