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A review by marywahlmeierbracciano
What You Don't Know: A Story of Liberated Childhood by Anastasia Higginbotham
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
5.0
Anastasia Higginbotham is a master at tackling difficult topics with beautiful, meaningful, accessible books for kids. Her signature mixed media style with recycled materials is fresh and engaging - it's what drew me to her books in the first place.
What You Don't Know follows a queer Black boy, Demetrius, as he tackles homophobia with his friends and family by his side. His parents are separated, but they each have a good relationship with their son and with each other, and there are several teachers at school who care about and advocate for him. His mom decides to stop going to church after someone there makes a rude comment about D, but they know they can find God and love on their own. D and his friend Moxie create a podcast about their experiences being queer. Curse words are implied with asterisks.
This book encourages readers to love without bounds.
What You Don't Know follows a queer Black boy, Demetrius, as he tackles homophobia with his friends and family by his side. His parents are separated, but they each have a good relationship with their son and with each other, and there are several teachers at school who care about and advocate for him. His mom decides to stop going to church after someone there makes a rude comment about D, but they know they can find God and love on their own. D and his friend Moxie create a podcast about their experiences being queer. Curse words are implied with asterisks.
This book encourages readers to love without bounds.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia