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Akata Witch Hardcover - 2011

by Nnedi Okorafor

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.


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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. 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?

From the publisher

Nnedi Okorafor was born in the United States to two Igbo (Nigerian) immigrant parents. 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 for Who Fears Death. 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 can be contacted via her website, www.nnedi.com.

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  • Title Akata Witch
  • Author Nnedi Okorafor
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 368
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Viking Books for Young Readers
  • Date 2011-04-14
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • ISBN 9780670011964 / 0670011967
  • Weight 1.05 lbs (0.48 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.58 x 5.82 x 1.35 in (21.79 x 14.78 x 3.43 cm)
  • Ages 12 to 17 years
  • Grade levels 7 - 12
  • Reading level 590
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: African
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
  • Library of Congress subjects Magic, Serial murderers
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011002999
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Media reviews

"There+s more vivid imagination in a page of Nnedi Okorafor+s work than in whole volumes of ordinary fantasy epics." -Ursula K. Le Guin

Citations

  • Booklist, 05/15/2011, Page 54
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 04/01/2011, Page 0
  • Horn Book Magazine, 05/01/2011, Page 99
  • Kirkus Reviews, 03/15/2011, Page 0
  • Publishers Weekly, 02/14/2011, Page 0
  • School Library Journal, 06/01/2011, Page 128
  • Voice of Youth Advocates, 06/01/2011, Page 0

About the author

Nnedi Okorafor is a novelist of African-based science fiction, fantasy, and magical realism for both children and adults. Born in the United States to Nigerian immigrant parents, Nnedi is known for weaving African culture into creative evocative settings and memorable characters. In a profile of Nnedi's work, the New York Times called Nnedi's imagination "stunning." Nnedi has received the World Fantasy Award, the Hugo Award, and the Nebula Award, among others, for her novels. She holds a PhD in English and is a professor at SUNY Buffalo. She divides her time between Buffalo and the suburbs of Chicago, where she lives with her daughter. Learn more at nnedi.com or follow her on Twitter @nnedi.
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