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2020.
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English
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Black Authors of Young Adult Books
Pride Month - Young Adults
Tayshas List 2022 (Gr. 9+)
Texas Topaz Nonfiction Gems 2021 (YA Gr. 9+)
Pride Month - Young Adults
Tayshas List 2022 (Gr. 9+)
Texas Topaz Nonfiction Gems 2021 (YA Gr. 9+)
Description
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.
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Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"This is a memoir of George's boyhood in New Jersey, growing up with their brother and two cousins, all under the supervision of their larger-than-life grandmother"--
George, Garrett, Rall, and Rasul were raised by Nanny, their fiercely devoted grandmother. The boys hold one another close through early brushes with racism, memorable experiences at the family barbershop, and first loves and losses. And with Nanny at their center, they are never broken....
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