Dean Atta Illustrated by Anshika Khullar A coming of age story written in verse, Black Flamingo is fresh and energising. As a mixed race gay teenager, Michael feels he never quite fits. Half Cypriot, half Jamaican, he is unconvinced by his mum’s reassurance that he is...
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
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Release
Release Patrick Ness Adam is weighed down by his father’s ‘Yoke’ of expectations. As the son of an evangelical preacher in small town Washington State, his parents’ inability to deal with his homosexuality and their shifting set of expectations provide the context for...