A review by dftbadarling
All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson

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4.5

This book is a masterclass on how to write a memoir for a younger audience. It’s engaging and uses the language that they will understand in order to get them into the subject matter. George Michael Johnson takes you through the points of his life which made him who he is. He shows us that race and gender will always mix to make you a special person and that you cannot talk about one without the other. They always mix. This book does deal with some heavy topics including what we might call sexual assault or rape and his fears about hazing which has a long history in this country. These are not reasons for young people to not pick up this book. Nothing is glamorized about it, in fact Johnson takes special precaution to do these topics justice. As a book, this is one of the more realistic books on coming out and being gay in America. 

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