In 2021, it was on the American Library Association’s list of most frequently challenged books, and was "banned and challenged for LGBTQIA+ content, profanity, and because it was considered to be sexually explicit," according to the ALA. The book won numerous awards, including listings as Amazon's best book of the year and recommendations by Teen Vogue, Buzzfeed and People. Masturbation and condoms are also discussed. There are at least two autobiographical stories Johnson tells about sexual encounters one is about the first time he consensually had sex with another person, and the other is about someone who sexually assaulted him when he was 13 years old, according to Common Sense's analysis of the book's content. This book, published in 2020, explores Johnson's experience growing up as gay and Black in New Jersey and Virginia, touching on "gender identity, toxic masculinity, brotherhood, family, structural marginalization, consent, and Black joy," according to its publisher. "All Boys Aren't Blue" by George Johnson is a series of personal essays by the nonbinary journalist, writer and activist. 'All Boys Aren’t Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto' by George Johnson Read on as we dig into what’s in the books pulled from school shelves in Spotsylvania County. “Empathy is a very good thing, and we need more of it," McMahon said. it helps them process their own experience, especially if it's a negative experience," McMahon said.įor kids who haven't experienced those difficulties, reading about them can build empathy, she added. Unforgettable.Is Book Banning a One-Sided Political Issue?įor children of color who have experienced racism, for girls who have been sexually harassed or assaulted, and for LGBTQ+ teens who have experienced homophobia, seeing their stories on the page can mean a lot.įor kids who have experienced difficult or even traumatizing things, reading a story in which a fictional character makes it through that problem can be really helpful, because "if they can see somebody on the page going through what they're going through. If not for herself, at least before it's too late for someone even more defenseless than she is. Until Dime, a girl nearly broken by her situation, somehow finds an exit. It's a world where pimps use charm, cunning and violence to exert gradual - then total - control over vulnerable girls. "Riveting, eye-opening and poignant, Dime is an unnervingly real portrait of life on the streets. * "gritty, graphic, and shatteringly painful to read.a masterfully told, unforgettable tale of what hope looks like in desperateĬircumstances, and of the struggle to find power in one’s voice." School Library Journal - Starred Review * "An important work that should be an essential part of library collections "
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