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Dean Atta: Black Flamingo (Hardcover, 2019, Hachette Children's Group) 5 stars

Michael is a mixed-race gay teen growing up in London. All his life, he’s navigated …

so good, so real

5 stars

it's a teen queer story, but one that feels real for once, unlike some shitty tv series. there is doubt, there is mess, there is poetry, there is sex. but the teen sex, the one full of questions, discoveries, possibly dangerous, but in a naive way. i dont know what dean atta did, but i truly believe he was a 20 years old writing this. lol. anyway, very smooth and lovely read. it's classified as young adult and i found it in the children's section, but for that same reason it costs only £8, which is an amazing deal. eheh!