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The Banned Books Campus Tour: All Boys Aren't Blue

Book Information

  • Book Title: All Boys Aren't Blue
  • Book Description: 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.
  • Rank on the Most Challenged Books of 2023 List: #2
  • Number of Challenges in 2023: 82
  • Reasons cited for challenges:
    • LGBTQIA content
    • Claimed to be sexually explicit

Source: American Library Association


Listen to the Audiobook

The Walker Library has a digital audio copy of this book. Follow this link to access the audiobook of All Boys Aren't Blue.


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