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Frankie & Bug by Gayle Forman

12 reviews

slang123's review

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I felt this book went on a little too long. It could have been shorter and still had the same effect.  It does deal with LGBTQ+, AIDS and violence.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia, Death of parent, Homophobia, and Racism

rieviolet's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

I think it is really wonderful to have middle grade books that deal with such important topics, and in such a good and sensitive way too. I wish I could have read a book like this when I was that age myself. 

Also, I always love a good found family trope and here we have a lot of disparate people coming together and caring deeply about each other, it really warmed my heart. 

The only fault that I can pinpoint is a bit of overexplanation (especially of the characters' feelings), but that might just be incidental to the intended audience's age range.

"So there is a word for it."
"Oh honey, there's a word for everything on God's green earth. And if there isn't, we can just make one up.” 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Hate crime, Transphobia, Homophobia, Classism, Violence, and Racism

Minor: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Sexism, Racial slurs, Murder, War, Dysphoria, Bullying, Gun violence, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, and Grief

atamano's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Transphobia, Homophobia, and Racism

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Death of parent

Minor: Murder

reading_rainbows's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

Bug starts the book with a very narrow world view.  She is very internally focused with innocent ignorance.  She has a hard time making friends, and seems neurodivergent with her difficulty understanding.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Transphobia, and Xenophobia

Minor: Murder

xandraj's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Homophobia, Xenophobia, Bullying, and Racism

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Hate crime

jadatrack's review

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Transphobia, Murder, Death of parent, Homophobia, and Racism

Moderate: Blood, Medical content, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

imstephtacular's review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Xenophobia

Moderate: Bullying, Grief, Racism, Transphobia, and Sexism

Minor: Alcohol, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death, Hate crime, Murder, Medical content, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Pregnancy

duobond's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, and Transphobia

Moderate: Hate crime and Racial slurs

kta's review

adventurous emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

 I could listen to Stockard Channing read the phonebook, thankful the book itself was also enjoyable. Lots of issues to discuss in this book: family secrets, racism, homophobia, transsexuality, immigration, and the holocaust. You would think there wouldn't be time for an actual story with all these underlying issues being woven through the story, but it was artfully accomplished by a varied cast of unique characters. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Transphobia, and Violence

kindredbooks's review

3.5

I received an e-arc of Frankie & Bug by Gayle Forman in exchange for an honest review.

A charming coming-of-age middle grade story about family, friendship, and identity. Bug feels that her life is changing for the worse - starting with this summer as her brother no longer wants to hang out with her at the beach. To make matters worse, her neighbour’s nephew is here to visit and doesn’t seem to want to do things her way either. As Bug learns more about the people around her, she begins to realize that not everyone’s world revolves around her - that there may be bigger issues that others are facing. With Frankie by her side, Bug is off on adventures that may open her eyes to the world and the beauty of the people who have lived alongside her for as long as she can remember. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual harassment, Transphobia, Violence, and Racism

Minor: Murder