TY  - BOOK
AU  - Johnson,George M.
TI  - We are not broken
SN  - 9780759554603
PY  - 2021///
CY  - New York
PB  - Little, Brown and Company
KW  - Johnson, George M.
KW  - African American gay men
KW  - New Jersey
KW  - Biography
KW  - African American boys
KW  - African American families
KW  - Grandparent and child
KW  - African American grandmothers
KW  - Biographies
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Young adult nonfiction
N1  - Ages 12 & up; Little, Brown and Company
N2  - "This is a memoir of George's boyhood in New Jersey, growing up with their brother and two cousins, all under the supervision of their larger-than-life grandmother"--; George, Garrett, Rall, and Rasul  were 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. Johnson capture the unique experience of growing up as a Black boy in America, and their rich family stories. He explores themes of vulnerability, sacrifice, and culture, interspersed with touching letters from the grandchildren to their beloved matriarch. -- adapted from jacket
ER  -