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—Whoopi Goldberg

Akata Witch (The Nsibidi Scripts #1)

Written by Nnedi Okorafor
Published by Penguin Young Readers Group

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?

Note from I’m Your Neighbor Books: Many consider the term “akata” to be an offensive slur. Read about why Nnedi Okorafor uses it in her titles in this interview.

Primary ISBN: 9780670011964
Publication Date: April 2011
Available As: Hardcover, Paperback, Audiobook, eBook
Young Adult, Age 12 or older

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Setting: Nigeria

Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: Immigrant

Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience

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