All Boys Aren’t Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto
by George M. Johnson
Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Younger Readers (Apr 28, 2020)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 320 pages
Target Age Group: Young Adult
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Description of All Boys Aren’t Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto by George M. Johnson
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.
Both a primer for teens eager to be allies as well as a reassuring testimony for young queer men of color, All Boys Aren’t Blue covers topics such as gender identity, toxic masculinity, brotherhood, family, structural marginalization, consent, and Black joy. Johnson’s emotionally frank style of writing will appeal directly to young adults.

Additional Book Information:
- ISBN: 9780374312718
- Imprint: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Younger Readers
- Publisher: Macmillan Publishers
- Parent Company: Holtzbrinck Publishing Group
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