The black flamingo / Dean Atta.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York, NY: Balzer + Bray, 2020.Edition: First US editionDescription: 403 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780062990297
  • 0062990292
  • 9780780476301
  • 0780476301
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 823/.92 23
  • YA FIC
LOC classification:
  • PR6101.T593 B53 2020
Contents:
Prologue -- Barbies and belonging -- Sandcastles -- Music and stars -- Coming out -- Sweet sixteen -- Leventis -- Show business -- University -- Drag -- Glitter ball -- Just be a man -- Epilogue -- For resources and support.
Awards:
  • Stonewall Book Award, Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children's & Young Adult Literature Award, 2020.
Summary: "Michael is a mixed-race gay teen growing up in London. All his life, he's navigated what it means to be Greek-Cypriot and Jamaican--but never quite feeling Greek or Black enough. As he gets older, Michael's coming out is only the start of learning who he is and where he fits in. When he discovers the Drag Society, he finally finds where he belongs--and the Black Flamingo is born. Told with raw honesty, insight, and lyricism, this debut explores the layers of identity that make us who we are--and allow us to shine"--FantasticFiction.com.
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Book Book Stonewall Young Adult YA FIC ATT 2020 1 Available 257151

"Originally published in Great Britain in 2019 by Hodder and Stoughton"--Title page verso.

Prologue -- Barbies and belonging -- Sandcastles -- Music and stars -- Coming out -- Sweet sixteen -- Leventis -- Show business -- University -- Drag -- Glitter ball -- Just be a man -- Epilogue -- For resources and support.

"Michael is a mixed-race gay teen growing up in London. All his life, he's navigated what it means to be Greek-Cypriot and Jamaican--but never quite feeling Greek or Black enough. As he gets older, Michael's coming out is only the start of learning who he is and where he fits in. When he discovers the Drag Society, he finally finds where he belongs--and the Black Flamingo is born. Told with raw honesty, insight, and lyricism, this debut explores the layers of identity that make us who we are--and allow us to shine"--FantasticFiction.com.

Stonewall Book Award, Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children's & Young Adult Literature Award, 2020.

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