Afuera

Growing up isn't easy and no one knows that better than Roberto. Raw & Gritty Afuera follows Roberto a young Latino man who comes into his own by being everything his tradition & culture tells him not to be. He struggles to understand & attempts to hide that which is in his heart. From the outside he seems to have the perfect life but in fact it's all a lie. In a dramatic turn of events it eventually all comes apart but through sheer guts & determination & his willingness to succeed he triumphs over this darkness & starts a new life for himself. Both a coming out story of a young man's difficult relationship with an abusive father & a look at modern teenage life from school to sports to sexual conquests Afuera shows readers - young & old of any race - that even if they have a dark side even if they don't fit in the way society wants them to they have goodness inside of them & all they need to do is let it out.