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''The Black Flamingo'' by Dean Atta is a young adult contemporary novel, originally published on August 8, 2019.
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''The Black Flamingo'' by Dean Atta is a young adult contemporary novel-in-verse, originally published on August 8, 2019.
  
 
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*Drug use
 
*Drug use
 
*Homophobia (internalized)
 
*Homophobia (internalized)
*Physical abuse
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*Physical abuse (brief)
 
*Racism (internalized)
 
*Racism (internalized)
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*Sex (mentioned, off-page)
 
*Toxic masculinity
 
*Toxic masculinity
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==Representation==
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An asterisk (*) indicates that the author '''openly identifies''' with that identity.
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*Gay* main character
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*Mixed main character (Greek Cypriot and Jamaican)*
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*Lesbian supporting character
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*Black* supporting character
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*Bisexual minor character
  
 
==Tropes==
 
==Tropes==
 
*[[Absent parent (trope)|Absent father]]
 
*[[Absent parent (trope)|Absent father]]
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*[[Epistolary (trope)|Mixed media]]
  
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Latest revision as of 17:05, 12 March 2022

The Black Flamingo
Cover of The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta
Author(s) Dean Atta
Published August 8, 2019
Publisher Hodder Children's Books
Genre(s) Contemporary Fiction
Age group Young Adult


The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta is a young adult contemporary novel-in-verse, originally published on August 8, 2019.

Trigger Warnings

  • Alcohol
  • Bullying
  • Drug use
  • Homophobia (internalized)
  • Physical abuse (brief)
  • Racism (internalized)
  • Sex (mentioned, off-page)
  • Toxic masculinity

Representation

An asterisk (*) indicates that the author openly identifies with that identity.

  • Gay* main character
  • Mixed main character (Greek Cypriot and Jamaican)*
  • Lesbian supporting character
  • Black* supporting character
  • Bisexual minor character

Tropes