Wayetu Moore

Wayetu Moore

3 Series • 9 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: She Would Be King (2018)
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Publication Order of Picture Books
Start with: 1 Peking (2010)
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Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Start with: The Dragons, the Giant, the Women (2020)

ⓘ About Wayetu Moore

Wayetu Moore is a Liberian born author of historical fiction/magical realism books best known for her debut novel. She Would Be King. Born in a family of five siblings, Moore’s mother, Mamawa Moore, is a professor at the University of Liberia and a director of the undergraduate honors program. Her father is a dean of The College of Engineering at the University of Liberia and also a professor of engineering. Wayetu Moore spent her childhood days in Monrovia after her family escaped Liberia due to the civil war crisis. They stayed for several weeks in the forest before they got shelter in a rural village. At that time her mother was schooling at Columbia University and had no idea of what her family was going through.

All Book Series by Wayetu Moore

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She Would Be King

Single-title series · published 2018

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2018
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1 Peking

Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 2010

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2010
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J is for Jollof Rice

Book 2 of 7 · published 2011

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2011
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My Little Musu

Book 3 of 7 · published 2011

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2011
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A Gift for Yole

Book 4 of 7 · published 2011

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2011
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I Love Liberia

Book 5 of 7 · published 2011

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2011
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Jamonghoie

Book 6 of 7 · published 2011

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2011
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Kukujumuku

Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2011

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2011
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The Dragons, the Giant, the Women

Single-title series · published 2020

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2020

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Wayetu Moore?

Wayetu Moore is a Liberian born author of historical fiction/magical realism books best known for her debut novel. She Would Be King. Born in a family of five siblings, Moore’s mother, Mamawa Moore, is a professor at the University of Liberia and a director of the undergraduate honors program. Her father is a dean of The College of Engineering at the University of Liberia and also a professor of engineering.

Which Wayetu Moore series should I start with?

Wayetu Moore's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is She Would Be King (2018).

How many books has Wayetu Moore written?

Wayetu Moore has 9 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2010 and 2020. They are filed under 3 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Picture, Standalone Novels and Non-Fiction.

In what order should Wayetu Moore's series be read?

No reading order is needed: none of the 9 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.

How are Wayetu Moore's books organised into series?

This guide splits Wayetu Moore's 9 books into categories rather than numbered series: Picture (7 books); Standalone Novels (1 book); Non-Fiction (1 book).