


And with the help of his Grandpa Ray and his new friends from Rainbow Spectrum, Rick might just find the strength he needs to work out who he is – and how to ditch a bully once and for all.Īlex Gino, author of George – about a transgender girl coming to terms with her identity – has set Rick’s story in the same universe, and fans of the first book will recognise several of the characters. So when Rick discovers the Rainbow Spectrum – an after school club for LGBTQIAP+ kids – he realises that there’s an entire world of people out there who might understand him better than he himself does. He doesn’t really feel that way about anyone.

Rick goes along with it to stay in Jeff’s good books - but he loves to watch Rogue Space with his Grandpa Ray, he feels terrible watching Jeff bully other children, and to be honest, he doesn’t really feel that way about girls. He makes fun of Rick for his love of science fiction, he’s always picking on other kids for fun, and he makes lewd comments about the girls at school. Rick’s starting to think his best friend Jeff isn’t really his friend.
