All Boys Aren't Blue

Brought to you by Penguin. 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.PRAISE FOR ALL BOYS AREN'T BLUEAn exuberant unapologetic memoir infused with a deep but cleareyed love for its subjects. The New York TimesAn empowering read . . . All Boys Aren't Blue is an unflinching testimony that carves out space for Black queer kids to be seen. Huffington PostPowerful . . . All Boys Aren't Blue is a game changer. Bitch MagazineAll Boys Aren't Blue is a balm and testimony to young readers as allies in the fight for equality. Publishers Weekly© George M. Johnson 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021