Other Boys (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781250222817)

A 2023 YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens Selection

In Other Boys, debut author Damian Alexander delivers a moving middle grade graphic memoir about his struggles with bullying, the death of his mother, and coming out.

Damian is the new kid at school, and he has a foolproof plan to avoid the bullying that's plagued him his whole childhood: he's going to stop talking. Starting on the first day seventh grade, he won't utter a word. If he keeps his mouth shut, the bullies will have nothing to tease him about--right?

But Damian's vow of silence doesn't work--his classmates can tell there's something different about him. His family doesn't look like the kind on TV: his mother is dead, his father is gone, and he's being raised by his grandparents in a low-income household. And Damian does things that boys aren't supposed do, like play with Barbies instead of GI Joe. Kids have teased him about this his whole life, especially other boys. But if boys can be so cruel, why does Damian have a crush on one?

Author: Damian Alexander
ISBN-10: 1250222818
ISBN-13: 9781250222817
Publisher: First Second
Language: English
Published: 09/28/2021
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.40h x 6.00w x 0.60d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 07/05/2021
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2021 pg. 95
School Library Journal 10/01/2021 pg. 109
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2022 pg. 129
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2022 - Superior,Well Above Average