- LGBTQ young adult, Stonewall Book Awards, Children's fiction, Young adult fiction, novels in verse
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.
LGBTQ young adultStonewall Book AwardsChildren's fictionYoung adult fiction, novels in verseYoung adult fiction, lgbtq+Young adult fiction, diversity & multiculturalYoung adult fiction, social themes, prejudice & racismYoung adult fiction, people & places, europeEnglish literaturecollection:mike_morgan_larry_romans_childrens_young_adult_literature_award=winner
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Contemporary, earnest, grave and character-led.
- contemporarynostalgic
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemplativerelentless
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About the book
- Author
- Dean Atta
- First published
- 2019
- Pages
- 416
- Publisher
- Balzer & Bray/Harperteen, HarperCollins B and Blackstone Publishing, Hachette Children's Group
- Editions
- 8
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780062990310
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Subjects
- LGBTQ young adult
- Stonewall Book Awards
- Children's fiction
- Young adult fiction, novels in verse
- Young adult fiction, lgbtq+
- Young adult fiction, diversity & multicultural
- Young adult fiction, social themes, prejudice & racism
- Young adult fiction, people & places, europe
- English literature
- collection:mike_morgan_larry_romans_childrens_young_adult_literature_award=winner
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