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Ikenga

 Author: Nnedi Okorafor  Category: Crime, Fairy Tales and Mythology, Family, Fantasy and Enchantment, Grief and Death, Magic and the Supernatural, Middle School, Science Fiction, Superheroes, Upper Elementary  Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group  Country: Nigeria, West Africa, African continent  Language: English  Reading Age: Middle School, Upper Elementary More Details  Amazon  Bookshop org
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An NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

An AMAZON BEST CHILDREN’S BOOK OF 2020

Nnedi Okorafor’s acclaimed first novel for middle grade readers introduces a boy who can access super powers with the help of the magical Ikenga.

Nnamdi’s father was a good chief of police, perhaps the best Kalaria had ever had. He was determined to root out the criminals that had invaded the town. But then he was murdered, and most people believed the Chief of Chiefs, most powerful of the criminals, was responsible. Nnamdi has vowed to avenge his father, but he wonders what a twelve-year-old boy can do. Until a mysterious nighttime meeting, the gift of a magical object that enables super powers, and a charge to use those powers for good changes his life forever. How can he fulfill his mission? How will he learn to control his newfound powers?

Award-winning Nnedi Okorafor, acclaimed for her Akata novels, introduces a new and engaging hero in her first novel for middle grade readers set against a richly textured background of contemporary Nigeria.

Ikenga
Written by Nnedi Okorafor

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