I just posted a new book review in my Writer as Reader series. The book is called The Flowers by Dagoberto Gilb and is a peek into the life of a high school age boy who lives in a city wracked with racial hatred, violence, and sexual scandal.
Read more about this excellent novel here, and let me know if you’ve read this book and what you thought of it!
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