Daughters of Oduma

Contents Cover Title Page Map Dedication Chapter 1: The Mud Fam Chapter 2: Bowing Lesson Chapter 3: The Grand Temple Chapter 4: The Godskin Chapter 5: The Mud and the Vine Chapter 6: Sis Webba vs. Sis Carra Carre Chapter 7: The Second of the Mud Chapter 8: God Bow Training Chapter 9: Coach Swoo Chapter 10: The Mud Pit Chapter 11: Forgotten Memories, Unspoken Words Chapter 12: The Prayer Chapter 13: Champion of the Mud Chapter 14: The God Bow Tournament Begins! Chapter 15: Sis Dirt vs. Sis Verdi Chapter 16: The True Godskin Chapter 17: A Test of Fear Chapter 18: Finding Quiet Chapter 19: Birds, Palms, and Anthills Chapter 20: Reclaiming Pride Chapter 21: Trading Dreams Chapter 22: Sis Dirt vs. Sis Wing Chapter 23: An Offer for Offer Chapter 24: A Hidden Scar Chapter 25: Another Skin Chapter 26: Preparing the Chicken Chapter 27: Snore Makes a Friend Chapter 28: Sisters and their Secrets Chapter 29: Face Paint Chapter 30: The Gekko and the Guava Chapter 31: Sis Dirt vs. Sis Dream Chapter 32: Growing Apart Chapter 33: What Sleeps in the Jungle? Chapter 34: Butterflies and Bowers Chapter 35: Sis Dirt vs. NoBe Swoo Chapter 36: Mama Ijiri and the Mountain Chapter 37: A Visit from the Vine Chapter 38: The Wisdom of Antie Yaya Chapter 39: Broken Sisters Chapter 40: How the Gods Choose Chapter 41: The Newest Mosquito Chapter 42: Brave. Fat. Dirt. Chapter 43: Sis Dirt vs. Sis Carra Carre Chapter 44: The True Godskin Chapter 45: The Climb Chapter 46: All Girls Must Choose Acknowledgments About the Author Copyright Guide Cover Start of Content Title Page Map Dedication Acknowledgments About the Author Copyright I II III V VII VIII 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 
 
 Daughters of Oduma
 Moses Ose Utomi
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 To my sister, Ijenerumhen Joy Utomi, who was blessed with the skin of the gods
 And to my niece, Elysia Ijenerumhen Utomi, the First of the