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Akata Witch: Young Adult Hero's Journey Of A Nigerian Witch by mckanute: 12:18pm On Mar 05, 2013 |
World Fantasy Award-winning novelist Nnedi Okorafor's debut young adult novel is Akata Witch, a beautifully wrought hero's journey story about Sunny, a young girl with albinism born to Nigerian parents in America, and then returned to Nigeria, where she discovers that she is a Leopard Person -- a born sorcerer. ..... Young readers and adults who try Akata Witch will find it a marvellous and uplifting read, heartwarming in its portrayal of true freindship, heartbreaking in its portrayal of headstrong youth and the perils of pride. Woven throughout is an implicit commentary on America's relationship to Africa, the distinct identities of African Americans, Nigerians, and other West Africans, and the adolescent pain of trying to please your family even as you are discovering yourself. Akata Witch -> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0670011967/downandoutint-20 Source: http://boingboing.net/2013/02/27/akata-witch-young-ad.html |
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