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The moments of his life, shaping us all

All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson

September 21, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I bounce between a 3.5 and 4 with All Boys Aren’t Blue as the flow of things sometimes was off for me. However, the subject is very good, and I think could be valuable to even those who have not/or will not follow a similar path as George M. Johnson. Even though his intended audience was not exactly aimed at someone like me, I was able to appreciate his voice and his story. For sure this is not for the very young due to language […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Book Club, Health, Non-Fiction, Romance, Sports, Young Adult Tagged With: #BannedBooks, African American gay men, bookclub, Cultural &Ethnic & Regional, George M. Johnson, glbtq, identity

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:493 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Book Club, Health, Non-Fiction, Romance, Sports, Young Adult · Tags: #BannedBooks, African American gay men, bookclub, Cultural &Ethnic & Regional, George M. Johnson, glbtq, identity ·
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Planning next year’s #CannonBookClubs, Let’s Hear from You

November 18, 2017 by MsWas Leave a Comment

The survey is closed, but you can always drop MsWas a line via the Contact page. In February 2018, the first book club of Cannonball Read 10 will be A Wrinkle in Time. We don’t have the exact date yet, because we’re waiting to hear from you! If you’ve ever participated in one of our #CannonBookClub discussions, or have always meant to but couldn’t make the time, please take our 10th anniversary book club survey. We’d love to increase our turnout for the discussions, and have even […]

Filed Under: News from MsWas Tagged With: bookclub, CannonBookClub

Genres: News from MsWas · Tags: bookclub, CannonBookClub ·
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