George M Johnson
Author
Language
English
Description
Aldo Renaldo has been having trouble with his alphabet, but he finally thinks he knows it and wants to tell Mommy. When he checks one last time, he finds the letters around his walls behaving badly. The K knocks out the O, and the W does cartwheels with the M. He tries to restore order, but cannot. All is not lost, though, because when Mommy enters Aldo uses the new words he has heard from the letters, as he recites the alphabet. When he looks up,...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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. Both a primer for teens eager...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"George, Garrett, Rall, and Rasul were raised by Nanny, their fiercely devoted grandmother. The boys hold one another close through early brushes with racism, memorable experiences at the family barbershop, and first loves and losses. And with Nanny at their center, they are never broken. Johnson capture the unique experience of growing up as a Black boy in America, and their rich family stories. He explores themes of vulnerability, sacrifice, and...
Publisher
Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Black boy joy is...Picking out a fresh first-day-of-school outfit. Saving the universe in an epic intergalactic race. Finding your voice-and your rhymes-during tough times. Flying on your skateboard like nobody's watching. And more! From seventeen acclaimed Black male and non-binary authors comes a vibrant collection of stories, comics, and poems about the power of joy and the wonders of Black boyhood."--Amazon.com.