Bug is used to spending the summers with her brother Danny - playing, going to the beach, etc. But this summer he wants his space and feels left out. When she finds out that Frankie is coming to spend the summer with his uncle who is her neighbor she is thrilled that she will have someone to do things with. But Frankie doesn't want to do anything but track the serial killer that's on the loose. Eventually though Bug learns Frankie's secrets which opens her eyes to a whole world around her and makes her aware of some injustice - especially when her neighbor is beaten up just for being gay.
This is a solid middle grade fiction that can be as eye opening for our readers as it was for Bug.
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