“As she carries the reader through to present day, Penner props open the door to her past with a scrapbook of photographs and videos from throughout her life. Many chapters begin with these descriptions of footage taken by her Baba or photos from major life events, reading like proof of Penner’s lived experiences. If this media is evidence, then Penner enlists the reader as a witness — see what happened, understand the meaning of it, and don’t look away.”