My Prince, My Boy

Forest Heights, Book 1

My Prince, My Boy is an urban fairytale of self-discovery and friendship. Tyrone Garrett wanted his life to change. When he meets Jamal, a Forest Elf with a spotty memory, Tyrone's life changes in ways he would never have imagined.

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A wonderful story with a fantastic message

This story deals with identity in the most wonderful way, a young boy discovering that elves are real.

Tyrone is a young black boy who loves graphic novels, fantasy, and is questioning his sexuality. Anyone growing up in minority group understands that this is the trifecta for being outcasted as "weird," any teens biggest fear.

But on one summer day while Tyrone is doing his summer land care for the neighborhood, he meets Jamal, a boy who seems completely different than anybody else. Jamal challenges societal constructs like, anything that involves one looking different than the majority. He also challenges the feelings that society opposes, such as a boy liking another boy.

Together, Tyrone discovers that the cares of society might be flawed while he discovers the most important revelation of all- himself.