Rolling the R's Format:Paperback Some of us speak

Some of us speak

"the majority of gay fiction prior to The Welcome structured tragedy as a natural outcome for being gay

Riley wakes up to find her town on fire

she's avoided drawing attention to herself

A rare treat for both Pride Day and everyday sharing

Rolling the R's Format:Paperback Some of us speakIlluminated by pop fantasies, Donna Summer disco tracks and teen passion, the fiercely earnest characters in Rolling the R's come to life against a background of burning dreams and neglect in a small 1970s Hawaiian community. In his daring first novel, R. Zamora Linmark treats the music of the Bee Gees and schoolyard bullying as equally formative experiences in the lives of a group of Filipino fourth graders living in Kalihi, Honolulu, who call