{"product_id":"frankie-bug-9781534482548","title":"Frankie \u0026 Bug","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Joyful, occasionally heartbreaking, deeply moving.\" --R. J. Palacio, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWonder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the debut middle grade novel from #1 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt'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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBug'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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLike 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAward-winning author and journalist Gayle Forman has written several bestselling novels, including those in the Just One Day series, \u003ci\u003eWhere She Went\u003c\/i\u003e, and the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eIf I Stay\u003c\/i\u003e, which has been translated into more than forty languages and was adapted into a major motion picture. Her first middle grade novel, \u003ci\u003eFrankie \u0026amp; Bug\u003c\/i\u003e, was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Children's Book of 2021. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her family.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Aladdin Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50618221297938,"sku":"9781534482548","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8feecf47-92d5-4ffc-b78f-c04c281fc3a0.jpg?v=1732528713","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/frankie-bug-9781534482548","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}