All Boys Aren't Blue

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All Boys Aren't Blue is a young adult non-fiction "memoir-manifesto" by journalist and activist George M. Johnson, published April 28, 2020, by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. The book consists of a series of essays following Johnson's journey growing up as queer Black youth in Plainfield, New Jersey, and Virginia. In addition to describing Johnson's own experience, it directly addresses Black queer boys who may not have someone in their lives with similar experiences. Johnson wanted to break the stigma of discussing tough issues that queer youth face and share their own childhood experiences, which were not well represented in popular media, with queer kids and their families. All Boys Aren't Blue was selected for the 2021 Rainbow Book List and earned a spot on its top ten picks for teen readers. It earned third place for the 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards Memoir & Autobiography category. Despite receiving mostly positive reviews from critics, All Boys Aren't Blue has been subjected to multiple...

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