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All boys aren't blue a memoir-manifesto

In a series of personal essays, prominent journalist and LGBTQIA+ activist George M. Johnson explores his childhood, adolescence, and college years in New Jersey and Virginia. From the memories of getting his teeth kicked out by bullies at age five, to flea marketing with his loving grandmother, to...

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Main Author: Johnson, George M. (George Matthew), 1985-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2020.
Edition:First edition.
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Johnson, George M. > (George Matthew), > 1985-
African American gay men > Biography.
Gays > Identity.
Autobiographies.
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Summary:In a series of personal essays, prominent journalist and LGBTQIA+ activist George M. Johnson explores his childhood, adolescence, and college years in New Jersey and Virginia. From the memories of getting his teeth kicked out by bullies at age five, to flea marketing with his loving grandmother, to his first sexual relationships, this young-adult memoir weaves together the trials and triumphs faced by Black queer boys.
Physical Description:ix, 304 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
ISBN:9780374312718
0374312710
Author Notes:George M. Johnson (they/them) is an Emmy nominated, award-winning, and bestselling Black nonbinary author and activist. Their debut memoir, All Boys Aren't Blue , was a New York Times bestseller and garnered many accolades. It was the #1 most banned book of 2024 in the United States, according to the American Library Association. For their work fighting book bans and challenges, the National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) honored George with its Free Speech Defender Award, and TIME Magazine named them one of the "100 Next Most Influential People in the World." They also wrote Flamboyants: The Queer Harlem Renaissance I Wish I'd Known and There's Always Next Year co-written with Leah Johnson. Originally from Plainfield, New Jersey, they now live in Washington, D.C. At the time of publication, George used he/him pronouns.

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