Displaying 1 of 1 2020 Format: Book Author: Valentine, Melissa, author. Title: The names of all the flowers : a memoir / by Melissa Valentine. Publisher, Date: New York, NY : The Feminist Press, 2020. Description: 307 pages ; 21 cm. Summary: 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. Subjects: Valentine, Melissa. Valentine, Melissa -- Family. Murder victims' families -- California -- Oakland -- Biography. African American families -- California -- Oakland -- Biography. Brothers and sisters -- California -- Oakland. African American men -- Violence against. Authors, American -- Biography. Women authors -- Biography. African American women authors -- Biography. Bereavement. Loss (Psychology). United States -- Race relations. Genre: Autobiographies. LCCN: 2019035432 ISBN: 9781936932856 * 9781936932863 1936932857 9781936932856 System Availability: 2 # System items in: 2 # Local items: 2 # Local items in: 2 Current Holds: 0 Place Request Please select and request a specific item by clicking one of the icons in the 'Availability' section below. Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Discover More: Suggestions, Awards, & Ratings Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1