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Author Johnson, George M. (George Matthew), 1985-

Title All boys aren't blue : a memoir-manifesto / George M. Johnson.

Publication Info. New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2020.

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Location Call No. Status
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Teen  YA 92 JOHNSON    Check Shelf
 Bloomfield at the Atrium  TEEN BIOG. JOHNSON, G.    DUE 04-04-24
 Canton Public Library - Teen  TEEN BIO JOHNSON    Check Shelf
 Cheshire Public Library - YA  YA BIO JOHNSON    DUE 04-15-24
 East Hartford, Raymond Library - Young Adult  YA B JOHNSON    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Young Adult  YA B JOHNSON    DUE 03-26-24 +1 HOLD
 Farmington, Main Library - Teen Department  TEEN B JOHNSON, GEORGE    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  BIO JOHNSON    In Transit
 Manchester, Main Library - Teen  TEEN B JOHNSON, GEORGE    Check Shelf
 Mansfield, Main Library - Teen Biography  TEEN B JOHNSON    In Transit

Edition First edition.
Description ix, 304 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Contents Introduction: Black. Queer. Here -- A different kid. Smile ; Identity ; "Honeychild" ; Fags play football, too ; "Honest Abe" lied to me ; You can't swim in cowboy boots - Family. Dear little brother ; Nanny: the caregiver, the hustler, my best friend ; Daddy's second chance ; Losing hope ; Dear Mommy ; A lesson before dying -- Teenagers. Boys will be boys ; The prom kings we never were ; Setting myself free or setting myself up? -- Friends. Caught in a haze ; Losing my virginity twice ; Don't know why I didn't call -- Afterword: All boys aren't blue.
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.
Subject Johnson, George M. (George Matthew), 1985-
African American gay men -- Biography.
Gay people -- Identity.
YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / LGBT.
YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Social Activists.
YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Boys & Men.
African American gay men. (OCoLC)fst00799178
Gays -- Identity. (OCoLC)fst00939278
Genre/Form Autobiographies.
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
Autobiographies.
Added Title All boys are not blue
ISBN 9781250895561 (paperback)
9780374312718 hardcover alkaline paper
0374312710 hardcover alkaline paper
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