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 BLUE

A moving and brilliant exploration of Black queerness. Stylist

An exuberant, unapologetic memoir infused with a deep but cleareyed love for its subjects. The New York Times

An empowering read . . . All Boys Aren't Blue is an unflinching testimony that carves out space for Black queer kids to be seen. Huffington Post

Powerful . . . All Boys Aren't Blue is a game changer. Bitch Magazine

All Boys Aren't Blue is a balm and testimony to young readers as allies in the fight for equality. Publishers Weekly

About the Author
GEORGE M. JOHNSON is a writer and activist based in New York. They have written on race, gender, sex, and culture for Essence, the Advocate, BuzzFeed News, Teen Vogue, and more than forty other national publications. All Boys Aren't Blue is their debut, and was an Amazon Best Book of the Year, an Indie Bestseller, a People Magazine Best Book of the Year, and optioned for television by Gabrielle Union.

Reviews
With splashes of humour and richly expressed declarations of love for their family, who've defended Johnson fiercely and often, All Boys Aren't Blue balances out the harsher experiences with warmth and the belief in a future that everyone must contribute to making better. * The Independent *
Catalogues in candid style the author's experiences of both trauma and healing, from childhood bullying to teenage sexual abuse, to their relationship with their family and changing understanding of their masculinity and sexuality. * The Observer *
'Journalist and LGBTQ+ activist George M Johnson's memoir is a moving and brilliant exploration of Black queerness' * Stylist *



Book Information
ISBN 9780241515037
Author George M. Johnson
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
Publisher Penguin Random House Children's UK
Weight(grams) 251g
Dimensions(mm) 196mm * 128mm * 21mm