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By the Light of My Father's Smile

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by Alice Walker

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who is June? confusing.
Liradie June is the name given to Magdalena because the person she was as a child called "Magdalena" is gone and "MacDoc" is too strange a name for her to kee…moreJune is the name given to Magdalena because the person she was as a child called "Magdalena" is gone and "MacDoc" is too strange a name for her to keep when her family moves back up north.(less)
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