All Boys Aren't Blue

Paperback Published on: 04/03/2021
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All Boys Aren't Blue
A must read for everyone!
I can't imagine the courage it must take to be this transparent with the world. There were ideas shared throughout these pages that really made me reflect... READ MORE
Filipa
All Boys Aren't Blue
A memoir-manifesto that ought to be on everyone's reading list, regardless of age, race, gender or other
A memoir-manifesto, which in 2021, the American Library Association's Office of Intellectual Freedom named it the third most banned and challenged book in ... READ MORE
Aija
All Boys Aren't Blue
Vital and Moving
This is such a powerful, informative read. I don't read autobiographies very often and worried I would struggle with it being 'real life', but found it imm... READ MORE
Rachel Meier at Canterbury

Synopsis

This powerful YA memoir-manifesto follows journalist and LGBTQ+ activist George M. Johnson as they explore their childhood, adolescence, and college years, growing up under the duality of being black and queer.

From memories of getting their teeth kicked out by bullies at age five to their loving relationship with their grandmother, to their first sexual experience, the stories wrestle with triumph and tragedy and cover topics such as gender identity, toxic masculinity, brotherhood, family, inequality, consent, and Black joy.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
  • ISBN: 9780241515037
  • Number of pages: 320
  • Dimensions: 197 x 129 x 21 mm
  • Interest age: From 12 years
  • Weight: 260g
  • Languages: English

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All Boys Aren't Blue
An honest exploration of 'coming out'
Johnson's memoir is an open exploration of his sexuality and identity. Examining the influence that race, family and experience play on each individual's d... READ MORE
Helen  Precious
All Boys Aren't Blue
Raw and honest
This is an emotionally honest and open memoir. This examines the role that the influences such as family and race play in an individual’s development, the... READ MORE
Tara Keating
All Boys Aren't Blue
A must read
A raw, touching and powerful memoir from someone who, I feel, we will see a lot more of in the future. This memoir / manifesto follows Johnson's life, m... READ MORE
L Wyatt
All Boys Aren't Blue
Essential Reading
This book was raw, unflinching, powerful and inspirational. Johnson's memoir illustrates a life and experinances that are very different from my own, and h... READ MORE
Gemma Nokes
All Boys Aren't Blue
A powerful and important memoir
All Boys Aren’t Blue is a beautiful young adult memoir that is perfect for (Black) LGBTQ+ teens that might need some help navigating topics like gender, id... READ MORE
The Bookish Historian
All Boys Aren't Blue
Incredible
If I could give this 100000 stars, I would. It will save lives and that's not just important, it's vital. This book is vital and I can't believe this has b... READ MORE
Clare Doran
All Boys Aren't Blue
Beautiful and important!
‘Love who you want to love and do it unapologetically.’ In the first chapter, George M. Johnson mentions how society thinks about gender, even before birt... READ MORE
Marieke du Pré