Sister Mother Warrior
(Playaway)

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[United States] : Harper Collins Publishers, 2022.
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Unabridged.
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1 sound media player (Playaway) (1125 min.) : digital ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
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Published
[United States] : Harper Collins Publishers, 2022.
Format
Playaway
Edition
Unabridged.
Language
English
UPC
9781669641452

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07/12/2022
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Title from Playaway label.
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One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for playback.
Participants/Performers
Read by Adjoa Andoh.
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Gran Toya: Born in West Africa, Abdaraya Toya was one of the legendary minos, women called "Dahomeyan Amazons" by the Europeans, who were specially chosen female warriors consecrated to the King of Dahomey. Betrayed by an enemy, kidnapped, and sold into slavery, Toya wound up in the French colony of Saint Domingue, where she became a force to be reckoned with on its sugar plantations: a healer and an authority figure among the enslaved. Among the motherless children she helped raise was a man who would become the revolutionary Jean-Jacques Dessalines. When the enslaved people rose up, Toya, ever the warrior, was at the forefront of the rebellion that changed the course of history. Marie-Claire: A free woman of color, Marie-Claire Bonheur was raised in an air of privilege and security because of her wealthy white grandfather. With a passion for charitable work, she grew up looking for ways to help those oppressed by a society steeped in racial and economic injustices. Falling in love with Jean-Jacques Dessalines, an enslaved man, was never the plan, yet their paths continued to cross and intertwine, and despite a marriage of convenience to a Frenchman, she and Dessalines had several children. When war breaks out on Saint Domingue, pitting the French, Spanish, and enslaved people against one another in turn, Marie-Claire and Toya finally meet, and despite their deep differences, they both play pivotal roles in the revolution that will eventually lead to full independence for Haiti and its people.
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Playaway Digital Audio.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Riley, V., & Andoh, A. (2022). Sister Mother Warrior (Unabridged.). Harper Collins Publishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Riley, Vanessa and Adjoa Andoh. 2022. Sister Mother Warrior. Harper Collins Publishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Riley, Vanessa and Adjoa Andoh. Sister Mother Warrior Harper Collins Publishers, 2022.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Riley, Vanessa, and Adjoa Andoh. Sister Mother Warrior Unabridged., Harper Collins Publishers, 2022.

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