{"product_id":"all-boys-arent-blue-a-memoir-manifesto-hardcover","title":"All Boys Aren't Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge M. Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller and the #1 Most Challenged Book in America according to the American Library Association\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a series of personal essays, award-winning author and LGBTQIA+ activist George M. Johnson's \u003ci\u003eAll Boys Aren't Blue\u003c\/i\u003e explores their childhood, adolescence, and college years in New Jersey and Virginia. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Both a primer for teens eager to be allies as well as a reassuring testimony for young queer men of color, \u003ci\u003eAll Boys Aren't Blue \u003c\/i\u003ecovers topics such as gender identity, toxic masculinity, brotherhood, family, structural marginalization, consent, and Black joy. Johnson's emotionally frank style of writing will appeal directly to young adults. (Johnson used he\/him pronouns at the time of publication.) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs seen on \u003ci\u003eGood Morning America, NBC Nightly News\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eToday Show\u003c\/i\u003e, and MSNBC feature stories\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVelshi Banned Book Club \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndie Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTeen Vogue \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eRecommended Read\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBuzzfeed \u003c\/i\u003eRecommended Read\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Magazine \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the Summer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA New York Library Best Book of 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2020 ... and more!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge M. Johnson \u003c\/b\u003e(they\/them) is an Emmy nominated, award-winning, and bestselling Black nonbinary author and activist. Their debut memoir, \u003ci\u003eAll Boys Aren't Blue\u003c\/i\u003e, was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and garnered many accolades. It was the #1 most banned book of 2024 in the United States, according to the American Library Association. For their work fighting book bans and challenges, the National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) honored George with its Free Speech Defender Award, and \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine named them one of the \"100 Next Most Influential People in the World.\" They also wrote \u003ci\u003eFlamboyants: The Queer Harlem Renaissance I Wish I'd Known\u003c\/i\u003e. Originally from Plainfield, New Jersey, they now live in Los Angeles, California. 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