Wild Meat and the Bully BurgersIn her hilarious and heartbreaking debut novel (Library Journal), Lois-Ann Yamanaka introduces the world to Lovey Nariyoshi, who comes of age in a working-class Japanese American family living in Hilo, Hawaii. Lovey longs to live in a haole (white) neighborhood and have straight blond hair and long Miss America legs. |
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Page 42
... walks all the way to one end of the lot and all the way back to the other over and over . She's Japanese . Nobody visits her . All the days Cal and me sat on the ... walk down the hallway . And I feel all tight 42 LOIS . ANN Υ Α Μ Α Ν Α Κ Α.
... walks all the way to one end of the lot and all the way back to the other over and over . She's Japanese . Nobody visits her . All the days Cal and me sat on the ... walk down the hallway . And I feel all tight 42 LOIS . ANN Υ Α Μ Α Ν Α Κ Α.
Page 43
Lois-Ann Yamanaka. walk down the hallway . And I feel all tight inside because I didn't fall asleep before she turned ... walking along that fence , not even looking at each other as they pass . Just walking arm over arm along the chain ...
Lois-Ann Yamanaka. walk down the hallway . And I feel all tight inside because I didn't fall asleep before she turned ... walking along that fence , not even looking at each other as they pass . Just walking arm over arm along the chain ...
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... walk to the fabric section and run our hands over every piece of material . When we grow up , we want forest - green velvet or velour furniture . We walk to the bus stop wearing each other's rubber slippers . C Jerry and me love David ...
... walk to the fabric section and run our hands over every piece of material . When we grow up , we want forest - green velvet or velour furniture . We walk to the bus stop wearing each other's rubber slippers . C Jerry and me love David ...
Contents
THREE | 166 |
Water Black and Bright | 205 |
The Last Dance Is Always a Slow Dance | 223 |
Copyright | |
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