Blog Tour and Excerpt
I’m excited to be hosting a spot on the FRANKIE & BUG by Gayle Forman Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!
About the Book
Title: FRANKIE & BUG
Author: Gayle Forman
Pub. Date: October 12, 2021
Publisher: Aladdin
Formats: Hardcover, eBook, Audiobook
Pages: 288
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, Audible, B&N, iBooks, Kobo, TBD, Bookshop.org
Description
In the debut middle grade novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Gayle Forman comes a poignant and powerful coming-of-age story that follows a young girl and her new friend as they learn about family, friendship, allyship, and finding your way in a complicated world
It’s the summer of 1987, and all ten-year-old Bug wants to do is go to the beach with her older brother and hang out with the locals on the boardwalk. But Danny wants to be with his own friends, and Bug’s mom is too busy, so Bug is stuck with their neighbor Philip’s nephew, Frankie.
Bug’s not too excited about hanging out with a kid she’s never met, but they soon find some common ground. And as the summer unfolds, they find themselves learning some important lessons about each other, and the world.
Like what it means to be your true self and how to be a good ally for others. That family can be the people you’re related to, but also the people you choose to have around you. And that even though life isn’t always fair, we can all do our part to make it more just.
Praise for The FRANKIE & BUG:
“I knew I would like Frankie and Bug from the moment I started reading it. What I didn’t know is how much I would end up loving it (a realization that hit me about halfway through the book, when it took a turn I didn’t see coming).
This joyful, occasionally heartbreaking, deeply moving thrill ride through the 80s has it all: a mystery to solve, boy bands, and the tender surprise of new friendships. I didn’t want it to end.”
(R. J. Palacio, bestselling author of WONDER )
“This wonderful, bighearted book has everything a bored eleven-year-old
could ask for: from ice cream and roller-skating to tabloid murders and family
secrets. After you spend the summer with Frankie and Bug and their colorful
costars, you’ll want to go back to Venice Beach every year. Gayle Forman,
please make me another!”
(Raphael Simon, a/k/a NYT Bestselling author Pseudonymous Bosch )
“Readers interested in complex emotional development and relationships will appreciate each character’s subtle nuances. Superb storytelling.”
(Kirkus Reviews)
“A beautiful and tender story about the discovery of a powerful friendship, starring two fantastic kids and one extraordinary family.”
(Newbery Award-winning author Rebecca Stead)
* “Through Bug’s innocent perspective, Forman illuminates the pains and
injustices suffered by so many, and readers will avidly watch this young girl
stand up to skinheads and relatives, discovering that “family” are those who
have your back, loving you without conditions, and allowing you to be who you are.
The characterizations, setting, and messaging are genuine and heart-tugging,
making this a must-read.”
(BOOKLIST, starred review)
“During a summer of change and big realizations, Bug learns vital and
sometimes painful lessons about the power of embracing her true self and
meeting people where they are. Forman (We Are Inevitable) tenderly
depicts a girl whose understanding—of identity, sexuality, and prejudice—is
rapidly expanding, and whose chosen family provides a safe, loving space in
which to navigate her experiences and learn to show up as an ally.”
(Publishers Weekly)
About the Author
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Giveaway Details:
3 winners
will receive a finished copy of FRANKIE & BUG, US Only.
Tour Schedule:
Week One:
10/1/2021 | Review | |
10/2/2021 | Review |
Week Two:
10/3/2021 | Review | |
10/4/2021 | Excerpt | |
10/5/2021 | Review | |
10/6/2021 | Review | |
10/7/2021 | Review | |
10/8/2021 | Review | |
10/9/2021 | Review |
Week Three:
10/10/2021 | Review | |
10/11/2021 | Review | |
10/12/2021 | Review | |
10/13/2021 | Review | |
10/14/2021 | Review | |
10/15/2021 | Review | |
10/16/2021 | Review |
Week Four:
10/17/2021 | Review | |
10/18/2021 | Review | |
10/19/2021 | Review | |
10/20/2021 | Review | |
10/21/2021 | Review | |
10/22/2021 | Review | |
10/23/2021 | Review |
Week Five:
10/24/2021 | Review | |
10/25/2021 | Review | |
10/26/2021 | Review | |
10/27/2021 | Excerpt | |
10/28/2021 | Review | |
10/29/2021 | Excerpt | |
10/30/2021 | IG Post |
Week Six:
10/31/2021 | Excerpt |
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