Download Ikenga by Nnedi Okorafor PDF

2020
Title Ikenga by Nnedi Okorafor
Authors
Genres Children's General Story Books Sci Fi Books for Kids
Publisher Penguin
ISBN 9780593113523
"This wonderfully fresh superhero origin story offers a look into the shadowy, inexplicable powers that are suddenly in the hands of an ordinary child...Okorafor has created unique, multifaceted characters that will have young readers hoping for Nnamdi's next adventure." --School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW ★ In her first middle-grade novel, Nnedi Okorafor deftly explores grief and corruption through this southeast Nigerian Igbo superhero origin story. With its enduring themes, charismatic characters and exhilarating events, Ikenga powerfully shows spiritual and fantastical elements confronting real-world problems. --Shelf Awareness, STARRED REVIEW Ikenga, the powerhouse speculative fiction writer Nnedi Okorafor's middle grade debut, is a propulsive, juju-filled novel set in a fictional Nigerian town...Okorafor's narrative provides comfort precisely because she refuses to gloss over violence, loss and pain. --The New York Times Smart, exciting and well plotted, Ikenga offers all the traditional superhero satisfactions--colorful baddies, thrilling fight scenes, a hero with morality and justice on his side--in a fresh and distinctive modern-day setting where magic hums just below the surface. --The Wall Street Journal.
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