Akata Warrior by NNedi Okorafor A year ago, Sunny Nwazue, an American-born girl Nigerian girl, was inducted into the secret Leopard Society. As she began to develop her magical powers, Sunny learned that she had been chosen to lead a dangerous mission to avert an apocalypse, brought about by the terrifying masquerade, Ekwensu. Now. The cover of Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor Sunny is befriended by her classmate, Orlu, and a local girl Chichi, who help her discover something extraordinary about herself: Sunny is a Leopard Person. Leopard People have the ability to perform magic through www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 2 mins. 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/5(K).
"Nnedi Okorafor is opening doors into strange and beautiful new worlds. Her heroes are beguiling, her magic firmly rooted in real places and real things. Rich, mysterious, and convincing, Akata Witch takes fantasy in a haunting new direction.". Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor, it is the story of Sunny finding magic, a whole new world and friends. The novel takes place in Nigeria, following Sunny as she navigates the Leopard society, a magical society that coexists with ours throughout the world. I loved that the currency in this society is based on learning things. Book Review: Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor. Sunny is caught between two worlds, never quite fitting in anywhere. She was born in Nigeria, grew up in New York, and now lives back in Nigeria. She has albino white skin and hair that make her stand out from her peers and sensitive to the sun. And now, she discovers, she is part of a magical race.
Ursula K. Le Guin and John Green are Nnedi Okorafor fans. As soon as you start reading Akata Witch, you will be, too! Number of Pages: Dimensions: x x 33 mm. Akata Warrior by NNedi Okorafor A year ago, Sunny Nwazue, an American-born girl Nigerian girl, was inducted into the secret Leopard Society. As she began to develop her magical powers, Sunny learned that she had been chosen to lead a dangerous mission to avert an apocalypse, brought about by the terrifying masquerade, Ekwensu. Now. Le Guin says about Okorafor’s work, “There’s more imagination in a page of Nnedi Okorafor’s work than in whole volumes of fantasy epics.” After reading that quote, I knew Akata Witch was ‘bout to be good. Plot. Sunny is a Nigerian-American young girl of Igbo descent who has moved back to Nigeria with her family.
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