Too Bright to See

Too Bright to See is a middle grade ghost novel written by Kyle Lukoff and published on April 20, 2021, by Dial Books.

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.

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.

"[1] 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.

"[2] 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.