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And it’s heightened even more when Sandy’s family – including When Sandy, who is white, meets head-on with the traditionalist Black teachings That contradictory dichotomy is heightened Narrow-mindedness exhibited by homophobes, and yet Queer and anti-racist People experience and fight against is comparable to the level of hate and The novel presses the paradox that the racism Black Racism against his people, as well as homophobia carried by a portion of the BlackĬommunity is explored. King is Black, which is vital to the story, as both But there’s something more to the situation –īoth in terms of his brother’s involvement, and King’s personal feelings to the Out as gay to him, and he’s been ostracizing Sandy for fear of going down with Meanwhile, Sandy, one of his best friends came At Khalid’sįuneral, King sees a dragonfly, and becomes convinced that his brother has Stand shoulder-to-shoulder with any novel.įollows King, a boy whose older brother Khalid recently passed away. The most special works in the genre, has the potency and perceptiveness to It’s marketed as middle grade, but like some of Shared cloth, and should make some readers a little more well-rounded than they King and the Dragonflies is centered around thatįabric, and through a story of love and understanding, tries to unknot our Stoicism, setting up a sort of dam that blocks opportunities for acceptance orĬathartic tears. Have been raised more so than others to perpetuate racism, homophobia and Our nuances override the potential kinship of our shared fundamentals. In many ways, humanity is similar – made from the sameįabric – yet the times have found ways to knot our fabric up into warring sects.

King of the dragonflies