The dragons, the giant, the women: a memoir
(Book)
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Published:
Minneapolis, Minnesota : Graywolf Press, [2020].
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
251 pages ; 24 cm
Status:
Hamden/Miller Adult Biography
B/MOORE
Description
"When Wayétu Moore turns five years old, her father and grandmother throw her a big birthday party at their home in Monrovia, Liberia, but all she can think about is how much she misses her mother, who is working and studying in faraway New York. Before she gets the reunion her father promised her, war breaks out in Liberia. The family is forced to flee their home on foot, walking and hiding for three weeks until they arrive in the village of Lai. Finally, a rebel soldier smuggles them across the border to Sierra Leone, reuniting the family and setting them off on yet another journey, this time to the United States"--Publisher's description.
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Branford/Blackstone Adult Nonfiction
966.62 MOO
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East Lyme Public Adult Biography
B MOORE, WAYETU (Moore) (Dragons)
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Guilford Adult Biography
BIOG MOORE, WAYETU
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Madison/Scranton Adult Nonfiction
966.6203 MOORE M
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Meriden Adult Biography
BIO MOORE, W
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B MOORE
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Orange/Case Adult Biography
Biography MOORE [Wayetu] Moore
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Wallingford Adult Biographies
B MOORE WAYETU MO
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Woodbridge Adult Biography
B MOORE (WAYETU)
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Subjects
LC Subjects
African Americans -- Biography.
Authors -- Biography.
Families -- Liberia -- Biography.
Immigrants -- United States -- Biography.
Liberia -- History -- Civil War, 1989-1996 -- Refugees.
Liberian Americans -- Biography.
Moore, Wayétu -- Childhood and youth.
Moore, Wayétu.
Refugees -- Liberia -- History -- Biography.
Authors -- Biography.
Families -- Liberia -- Biography.
Immigrants -- United States -- Biography.
Liberia -- History -- Civil War, 1989-1996 -- Refugees.
Liberian Americans -- Biography.
Moore, Wayétu -- Childhood and youth.
Moore, Wayétu.
Refugees -- Liberia -- History -- Biography.
Other Subjects
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9781644450314
Notes
Description
"When Wayétu Moore turns five years old, her father and grandmother throw her a big birthday party at their home in Monrovia, Liberia, but all she can think about is how much she misses her mother, who is working and studying in faraway New York. Before she gets the reunion her father promised her, war breaks out in Liberia. The family is forced to flee their home on foot, walking and hiding for three weeks until they arrive in the village of Lai. Finally, a rebel soldier smuggles them across the border to Sierra Leone, reuniting the family and setting them off on yet another journey, this time to the United States"--Publisher's description.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Moore, W. (2020). The dragons, the giant, the women: a memoir. Minneapolis, Minnesota, Graywolf Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Moore, Wayétu. 2020. The Dragons, the Giant, the Women: A Memoir. Minneapolis, Minnesota, Graywolf Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Moore, Wayétu, The Dragons, the Giant, the Women: A Memoir. Minneapolis, Minnesota, Graywolf Press, 2020.
MLA Citation (style guide)Moore, Wayétu. The Dragons, the Giant, the Women: A Memoir. Minneapolis, Minnesota, Graywolf Press, 2020.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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