Cover of Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor

Fantasy & Science Fiction · First published 2011

Akata Witch

by Nnedi OkoraforUnited States

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Twelve-year-old Sunny, born in New York and living in Nigeria, discovers she is one of the Leopard People — and that she has magical powers.

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I want a fantasy or science-fiction world to get lost in.“A Nigerian school story with hidden magic — for readers aged ten and up.”Other worlds, from Orïsha to Arrakis · The Learningaid desk

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Nnedi Okorafor

United States

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