Akata Witch
Books | Young Adult Fiction / Fantasy / Contemporary
3.9
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Nnedi Okorafor
Affectionately dubbed "the Nigerian Harry Potter," Akata Witch weaves together a heart-pounding tale of magic, mystery, and finding one's place in the world.Twelve-year-old Sunny lives in Nigeria, but she was born American. Her features are African, but she's albino. She's a terrific athlete, but can't go out into the sun to play soccer. There seems to be no place where she fits in. And then she discovers something amazing—she is a "free agent" with latent magical power. 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?Ursula K. Le Guin and John Green are Nnedi Okorafor fans. As soon as you start reading Akata Witch, you will be, too!
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Author
Nnedi Okorafor
Pages
368
Publisher
Penguin
Published Date
2011-04-14
ISBN
1101513799 9781101513798
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"Good concept and world building but I didn’t like the ending, felt too rushed. "
Jay
"OMG!!! Couldn’t put it down! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!!!!"
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Abiah Powell
"I love this book! It gets a little slow at points but overall it’s really fun!"
Micah
"2nd time reading it. Sunny is so much fun. Glad I picked it up again"
Poochamoo
"Love the detail and the creativity in the world building, and the diversity of characters. Can't wait to finish the second "
camille
"Good book but i couldnt finish it, it needed an oomph"
Mackenzie Scott
"Started off a little slow, but once it picked up, it was a lot of fun. Great dynamic characters and a rich world with which I was wholly unfamiliar. Love even getting glimpses into life in Nigeria, however mixed with juju they were."
Katherine R
"Such a fantastic start to this world. It’s a modern fantasy set in Africa and creates a similar hidden world to Harry Potter. "
Stephanie Diehl
"This contemporary Afrofuturism and Afrofantasy is set in present day Nigeria. 12 year old albino Sunny Nwazue was born in the United States to Nigerian parents. Now living again in Nigeria with her family, Sunny feels like an outsider at school and at home. Her classmates view her as a “witch or ghost” because of her albinism, and incidents of bullying and prejudice are sprinkled throughout the story. Sunny discovers that she and her closest friends are “Leopard People” -- Nigerian witches, and their quest begins to take down a serial killer. <br/>Okorafor’s ability to share Nigerian folklore, magic, and elements of Nigerian life will appeal to teens and adults. For those interested in continuing Sunny’s story the sequel Akata Warrior can be queued up for their TBR pile.<br/><br/>Note: Yetide Badaki's narration of the audio book version is superb!"
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Lisa Francine
"Afrofuturist"
Kerry Finnamore
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