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All Boys Aren't Blue by George M Johnson

All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson is a poignant coming-of-age story that follows Johnson from childhood to young adulthood as they grapple with their identity and agency as a black, non-binary person. "A lot of people are upset because my book gives the actual truth against the stories that many of us historically as young adults have been conditioned to think was a truth," says Johnson. The Velleshe Band book club has become more than just a platform to highlight instances of censorship: It's a form of resistance reading as resistance.

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