The black flamingo /
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TextPublication details: London : Hodder, [2020]Description: 356 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781444948608 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Gay teenagers -- Fiction | Racially mixed people -- FictionGenre/Form: Bildungsromans. | Young adult fiction. | Older Teenage Fiction. | General Stories. | Children's / Teenage fiction & true stories | Children's / Teenage: Poetry | Children's / Teenage personal & social issues: Self-awareness & self-esteem | Children's / Teenage personal & social issues: Racism & multiculturalism | Children's / Teenage personal & social issues: Sexuality & relationships | Interest age: from c 12 years | Gay | Children's / Teenage fiction: General fiction | Children's / Teenage: Personal & social issues | Relating to Gay & Lesbian | Relating to Transgender people DDC classification: 823.92 Summary: A coming-of-age story told in verse about the quest for self-acceptance. Set to appeal to fans of Sarah Crossan and Poet X. "Intensely moving and heart-warming" Cosmo"Bold" Guardian"I loved every word" Malorie Blackman This is not about being ready, it's not even about being fierce, or fearless, IT'S ABOUT BEING FREE.Michael waits in the stage wings, wearing a pink wig, pink fluffy coat and black heels. One more step will see him illuminated by spotlight. He has been on a journey of bravery to get here, and he is almost ready to show himself to the world in bold colours ... Can he emerge as The Black Flamingo? WINNER OF THE STONEWALL BOOK AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE CILIP CARNEGIE MEDALSHORTLISTED FOR THE JHALAK BOOK PRIZE*The paperback edition has beautiful gold foil added to the striking cover design*
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| Books | Main Library Fiction | F .A883 2020 | Available | 34128 |
Originally published: 2019.
A coming-of-age story told in verse about the quest for self-acceptance. Set to appeal to fans of Sarah Crossan and Poet X. "Intensely moving and heart-warming" Cosmo"Bold" Guardian"I loved every word" Malorie Blackman This is not about being ready, it's not even about being fierce, or fearless, IT'S ABOUT BEING FREE.Michael waits in the stage wings, wearing a pink wig, pink fluffy coat and black heels. One more step will see him illuminated by spotlight. He has been on a journey of bravery to get here, and he is almost ready to show himself to the world in bold colours ... Can he emerge as The Black Flamingo? WINNER OF THE STONEWALL BOOK AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE CILIP CARNEGIE MEDALSHORTLISTED FOR THE JHALAK BOOK PRIZE*The paperback edition has beautiful gold foil added to the striking cover design*