Banned Books Club Discussion: All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson
In November, we'll discuss All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson. This was one of the most challenged titles in 2024 in the United States. The Unite Against Book Bans team created this book resume for All Boys Aren't Blue that showcases the educational value and significance of books facing censorship.
Available in a variety of formats through Snell Library:
E-book and physical book: All boys aren't blue : A memoir-manifesto - Northeastern University
Audiobook: All boys aren't blue : A memoir-manifesto - Northeastern University
Related LibGuide: Intellectual Freedom
- Date:
- Thursday, November 20, 2025
- Time:
- 7:30pm - 8:30pm
- Location:
- Snell Library 350A
- Audience:
- Alumni Faculty First-Year Students Graduate Students Library Staff Students
- Categories:
- Just for Fun Special Events
In Northeastern University Library's Banned Book Club, we'll discuss themes and topics in banned and challenged titles several times a semester!
More about November's Book:
All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson
ISBN: 9780374312718
Publication Date: 2020-04-28
In a series of personal essays, prominent journalist and LGBTQIA+ activist George M. Johnson's All Boys Aren't Blue explores their childhood, adolescence, and college years in New Jersey and Virginia. A New York Times Bestseller! Good Morning America, NBC Nightly News, Today Show, and MSNBC feature stories 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 to be allies as well as a reassuring testimony for young queer men of color, All Boys Aren't Blue covers topics such as gender identity, toxic masculinity, brotherhood, family, structural marginalization, consent, and Black joy. Johnson's emotionally frank style of writing will appeal directly to young adults. (Johnson used he/him pronouns at the time of publication.) Velshi Banned Book Club Indie Bestseller Teen Vogue Recommended Read Buzzfeed Recommended Read People Magazine Best Book of the Summer A New York Library Best Book of 2020 A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2020 ... and more!