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Frankie & Bug

Gayle Forman

Ages: 12+

Published: 2021

Publisher: Aladdin/Simon & Schuster

ISBN: 978-1-5344-8253-1

Keywords: family, LGBTQ+, transgender, mixed-race, Salvadoran, serial killer

In 1987 Venice, California, Bug's brother has no time for her. But with new friend Frankie, she solves a mystery and deals with issues of identity.