Akata Witch
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| Rating | : | 4.64 (624 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0670011967 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-13 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Le Guin . "There+s more vivid imagination in a page of Nnedi Okorafor+s work than in whole volumes of ordinary fantasy epics." -Ursula K
Soon she's part of a quartet of magic students, studying the visible and invisible, learning to change reality. But will it be enough to help them when they are asked to catch a career criminal who knows magic too?. Read Nnedi Okorafor's blogs and other content on the Penguin Community.Twelve-year-old Sunny lives in Nigeria, but she was born American. Her features are African, but she's albino. There seems to be no place where she fits. And then she discovers something amazing-she is a "free agent," with latent magical power. She's a terrific athlete, but can't go out into the sun to play soccer
Sequel please???? Though she spent most of her life in America, 12-year-old Sunny is the daughter of Nigerian Immigrants. When the family moves back to Nigeria, Sunny is immediately singled out as different, both from her American upbringing and the fact that she is an albino. She faces mercilessly bullying until one day, with the help of new friends, Sunny realizes that she is different in a very spe. Nigerian ju-ju, coming of age story I love urban fantasy of all sorts, and this one was very different from what I usually read. It is placed in Nigeria, and the main character is a Nigerian/American girl. "ju-ju" magic coming of age story, very engaging.. A wonderful story Jennifer Parrack Very vibrant and full of life. Unapologetically rich, delightful and vibrant, this story sings off of the page. A must read.
She can be contacted via her website, nnedi. Nnedi's books are inspired by her Nigerian heritage and her many trips to Africa. She lives in Chicago with her daughter Anyaugo and family. She holds a PhD in English and is a professor of creative writing at Chicago State University. She has been the winner of many awards for her short stories and young adult books, and won a World Fantasy Award fo