The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta (PB) Young Adult With a foot firmly placed

With a foot firmly placed in pop culture

Every so often a love story so captures our hearts that it becomes more than a story-it becomes an experience to remember forever

“I wish I could say I was afraid

and the once-dominant perpetrators of heinous crimes now face a reckoning unlike any other

The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta (PB) Young Adult With a foot firmly placedMichael is a mixed race gay teen growing up in London. All his life, hes navigated what it means to be Greek Cypriot and Jamaicanbut never quite feeling Greek or Black enough. As he gets older, Michaels coming out is only the start of learning who he is and where he fits in. When he discovers the Drag Society, he finally finds where he belongsand the Black Flamingo is born. Told with raw honesty, insight, and lyricism, this debut novel explores the