
At a glance
- Published
- 2024
- Publisher
- Katherine Tegen Books
- Subgenre
- Memoir
- ISBN
- 9780063296022
- Section
- Young Adult
How the Boogeyman Became a Poet
Tony Keith Jr. recounts growing up a closeted gay Black teen facing poverty and homophobia, and finding freedom in poetry as a first-generation college student.
- Rainbow Book List 2025
Themes
Mood
Feels emotional, inspiring.
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