Good Neighbors by Sarah Langan

Welcome to Maple Street, a picture-perfect slice of suburban Long Island, its residents bound by their children, their work, and their illusion of safety in a rapidly changing world. Arlo Wilde, a gruff has-been rock star who’s got nothing to show for his fame but track marks, is always two steps behind the other dads. His wife, beautiful ex-pageant queen Gertie, feels socially ostracized and adrift. Spunky preteen Julie curses like a sailor and her kid brother Larry is called “Robot Boy” by the kids on the block… Read more.
Trigger & Content Warnings
- Hate crime
- Rape
- Sexual assault
- Adult-minor relationship
- Alcoholism & substance addiction
- Suicide
- Cancer
- Grief & loss depiction
- Death of a child
- Death of a parent
- Murder
- Gun violence
- Animal death