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Tomi Adeyemi

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Young Adult, Fantasy

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Tomi Adeyemi is a Nigerian-American writer and creative writing coach based in San Diego, California. Her debut novel, CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE, comes out March 6th, 2018 and the movie is currently in development at Fox with the producers of Twilight and The Maze Runner attached. After graduating Harvard University with an honors degree in English literature, she received a fellowship that allowed her to study West African mythology and culture in Salvador, Brazil. When she’s not working on her novels or watching Scandal, she can be found blogging and teaching creative writing to her 3,500 subscribers at tomiadeyemi.com. Her website has been named one of the 101 best websites for writers by Writer’s Digest.

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	Kindred: Young Adult Edition by Octavia E. Butler, Tomi Adeyemi (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 4.31 avg rating — 263,626 ratings — published 1979 — 120 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 247,977 ratings — published 2018 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Legacy of Orïsha, #2) 3.89 avg rating — 79,728 ratings — published 2019 — 68 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha, #3) 3.41 avg rating — 16,150 ratings — published 2024 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Garden (Into Shadow, #1) 2.78 avg rating — 6,863 ratings — published 2022 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sneak Peek - Children of Blood and Bone 4.36 avg rating — 881 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Legacy of Orïsha Collection Set (Legacy of Orïsha, #1-2) 4.38 avg rating — 158 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Into Shadow: Where the Truth Lies by Tomi Adeyemi (Goodreads Author), Lev Grossman (Goodreads Author), Alix E. Harrow (Goodreads Author) 3.22 avg rating — 18 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Legacy of Orisha Series 3 Books Set (Paperback) – Children of Blood and Bone, Children of Virtue and Vengeance, and Children of Anguish and Anarchy by Tomi Adeyemi (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ctrl + B: The Girls Write Now 2019 Anthology by Molly Macdermot (editor), Phoebe Robinson (Foreword), Tomi Adeyemi (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Legacy of Orïsha (3 books)
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Quotes by Tomi Adeyemi (?)

“I won't let your ignorance silence my pain”
― Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Blood and Bone

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“I teach you to be warriors in the garden so you will never be gardeners in the war.”
― Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Blood and Bone

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“Courage does not always roar. Valor does not always shine.”
― Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Blood and Bone

tags: fantasy, fantasy-fiction

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