But none of this is all that appealing to Bug, who doesn't particularly want to spend more time trying to understand how to be a girl. For Moira, this means figuring out the right clothes to wear, learning how to put on makeup, and deciding which boys are cuter in their yearbook photos than in real life. It's the summer before middle school and eleven-year-old Bug's best friend Moira has decided the two of them need to use the next few months to prepare. "A gentle, glowing wonder, full of love and understanding." -The New York Times Book Review. Retrieved March 3, 2022.A Newbery Honor Book Winner of the Stonewall Book Award A National Book Award Finalist "Donna Barba Higuera Wins Newbery Medal for 'The Last Cuentista' ". "Jason Mott, Tiya Miles among the winners of the 2021 National Book Awards". "At the library: Children's book awards recognize the best of the genre".
The book was the recipient of the Stonewall Book Award in the "Children's and Young Adult" category, alongside Malinda Lo's Last Night at the Telegraph Club. Too Bright to See was a Newbery Honor Book and a finalist for the National Book Award in the "Young people's literature" category.
Taylor Worley, who reviewed the book for the School Library Journal, called Lukoff's book "a deeply empathetic exploration of grief and gender identity," and noted that both the ghost story and the overall themes on gender and identity are well written.
They concluded by saying "Lukoff provides a tender rumination on grief, love, and identity." Kirkus Reviews noted the book's focus on a coming out story from "the perspective of a young person who does not initially know how to identify his discomfort." They also commented on Lukoff's push against gender stereotypes, and called the book "aunting and healing." Publishers Weekly praised the author's "smart and thought-provoking use of the ghost story framework" to talk about the main character's experience as a transgender boy. Too Bright to See received starred reviews from several outlets, including Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly and School Library Journal, who praised the author's take on gender identities and self-acceptance. It tells the story of Bug, a transgender boy who lives in a haunted house, as he tries to understand a message a ghost is trying to send him. Too Bright to See is a middle grade ghost novel written by Kyle Lukoff and published on April 20, 2021, by Dial Books.
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