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Sumayyah Talibah

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in Detroit, The United States

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female

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Poetry, Literature & Fiction

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Sumayyah Talibah always knew she wanted to be a writer. At an early age, she began to entertain her family and friends with fantastic tales and songs. As a teenager, while being educated in the Detroit Public School system, Sumayyah decided to take her writing seriously. Poems and critical essays were her main focus at that time, although she did attempt her first novel during that period.

Recently, her post-high school independent learning and reading (and reading and learning) has started to pay off. With several short stories, poems appearing in Liberated Muse Volume 1: How I Freed My Soul, Liberated Muse Volume 2: Betrayal Wears a Pretty Face, the upcoming Dear Sister Anthology, 2 self-published zines, and a soon-to-be published novel un...more

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Average rating: 4.86 · 21 ratings · 6 reviews · 8 distinct works · Similar authors

	Changes 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2011	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
	net.work 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012	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
	Devour 4.67 of 5 stars 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012	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
	Chaotic Control 4.67 of 5 stars 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012	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
	HARTbreak 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2009	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
	Standstill 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012	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
	Heavy Duty 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012	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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Magic Kingdom For Sale/Sold (Magic Kingdom of Landover, #1)

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Eye of the Witch (Tony Marcella Mysteries, #2)

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Soul Asylum

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Sumayyah is 16% done with Magic Kingdom For Sale/Sold Magic Kingdom For Sale/Sold (Magic Kingdom of Landover, #1) by Terry Brooks (Goodreads Author) progress:	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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Sumayyah is 13% done with Magic Kingdom For Sale/Sold: Atrocious typos in this eBook version, but the story itself if okay, if off to a bit of a slow start. Magic Kingdom For Sale/Sold (Magic Kingdom of Landover, #1) by Terry Brooks (Goodreads Author) progress:	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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Sumayyah rated a book 3 of 5 stars Practical Demonkeeping by Christopher Moore (Goodreads Author) read in June, 2013	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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