Monday, May 20, 2013
Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor
This book is an excellent coming of age story with a good dose of fantasy. Although Sunny was born in the United States, her parents have moved the family back to their native Nigeria. Sunny doesn't fit in because she's albino...and because she's a Leopard Person (she can work magic, or juju). But with a serial killer on the loose, Sunny has to find out who she is and what she can do quickly. This book is full of Nigerian folklore, and a great story about finding your place and your identity. I hope Ms. Okorafor writes more of Sunny's adventures.
Labels:
Africa,
bildungsroman,
family,
fantasy,
folklore,
magic,
myth,
United States,
young adult
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