The Names of All the Flowers
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"This debut memoir by Melissa Valentine recounts how the author lost her older brother Junior-first to a system that criminalizes black boys and men, and then to an act of gun violence in 1990s Oakland"--
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A sad and beautiful memoir, I found this really poignant and well written. The author is honest and eloquent in her truth. I wish there was more about her life after her brother's death, or more of a social justice/systemic tie in here.
