Outside of her closet, the beliefs of her family, school and American culture denied her queerness, striving to keep that closet door shut tight. This is a very thorough tour of that small space, where as a young lesbian, Road struggled to find her queer identity. Road’s latest graphic memoir is instead a tale of the closet, and how the band Green Day saved her tween, queer soul. Punk raconteur, musician and artist Cristy C. “Not all LGBT coming of age tales are tales of coming out. Masturbation is discussed but not depicted.Ģ014 ALA Over the Rainbow Project Book List This is a memoir focusing on the author at twelve years old. She finds solace in the closet-where she lets her deep excitement about punk rock foment and, in that angst and euphoria, finds a path to self-acceptance. In this stunning graphic memoir, Road renders the clash between her rich inner world of fantasy and the numbing suburban conformity she is surrounded by. Road is trying to balance the values of a Cuban Catholic family with her newfound queer identity, and begins a chronic obsession with the punk band Green Day.
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