The quiet Helen comes to school upset, snaps when asked what happened to her, and runs out of the classroom. The teacher sends Kitty to console her, who does not at all consider herself suitable for such a mission. But she is the one who will understand Helen better than anyone. Because her parents also divorced and at some point her mother also made a friend - Bug-Eyes, who Kitty didn’t like right away, moreover, she started a real war with him. So she has something to tell her friend who is in a similar situation. The book “Bug-Eyed” is about growing up and about family relationships. ***Gerald Faulkner is over fifty: slightly bald, gaining weight, petty owner, complete irresponsibility in matters of the struggle for world peace. Nickname: Bug-Eyed. And besides, mom's new boyfriend. Mom’s eyes sparkle when he comes to visit, and nuclear disarmament no longer worries her as much as before. His younger sister immediately recognized him. But Kitty Killeen, the eldest, does not give up and declares a personal war on Bug-Eyes, using any weapon: school essays, sarcastic phrases, contemptuous glances and other small dirty tricks.