We are not broken, a memoir, George M. Johnson
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We are not broken, a memoir, George M. Johnson
Language
eng
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autobiographybiography
Main title
We are not broken
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1267517115
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George M. Johnson
Sub title
a memoir
Summary
George M. Johnson, activist and bestselling author of All Boys Aren't Blue, returns with a striking memoir that celebrates Black boyhood and brotherhood in all its glory. This is the vibrant story of George, Garrett, Rall, and Rasul -- four children 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.George M. Johnson capture the unique experience of growing up as a Black boy in America, and their rich family stories -- exploring themes of vulnerability, sacrifice, and culture -- are interspersed with touching letters from the grandchildren to their beloved matriarch. By turns heartwarming and heartbreaking, this personal account is destined to become a modern classic of emerging adulthood
Target audience
adolescent
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- Grandparent and child -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Black people
- Downloadable audio books
- LGTBQ people
- Audiobooks
- African American gay men -- New Jersey -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Johnson, George M., George Matthew, 1985- -- Family -- Juvenile literature
- African American grandmothers -- New Jersey -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- African American boys -- New Jersey -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- BIPOC -- New Jersey -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Autobiographies
- African American families -- New Jersey -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- New Jersey -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Black families -- New Jersey -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
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- Grandparent and child -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Black people
- Downloadable audio books
- LGTBQ people
- Audiobooks
- African American gay men -- New Jersey -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Johnson, George M., George Matthew, 1985- -- Family -- Juvenile literature
- African American grandmothers -- New Jersey -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- African American boys -- New Jersey -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- BIPOC -- New Jersey -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Autobiographies
- African American families -- New Jersey -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- New Jersey -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Black families -- New Jersey -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
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