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    Magnificent Homespun Brown: A Celebration
    Magnificent Homespun Brown: A Celebration
    Magnificent Homespun Brown: A Celebration
    Audiobook22 minutes

    Magnificent Homespun Brown: A Celebration

    Written by Samara Cole Doyon and Kaylani Juanita

    Narrated by Chrystal Bethell

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    About this audiobook

    This multi-faceted exploration of the natural world and family bonds through the eyes of a young mixed-race narrator discusses feelings of self-worth and belonging.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamscape Media
    Release dateApr 7, 2020
    ISBN9781666566123
    Magnificent Homespun Brown: A Celebration
    Author

    Samara Cole Doyon

    Samara Cole Doyon is a freelance writer, teacher, wife, and mother as well as a regular contributor at Black Girl in Maine Media. Both a second-generation Haitian American and a deeply rooted Mainer, her poetry has been featured in the poetry column of the Portland Press Herald.

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