Akata Witch
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Akata Witch

by Nnedi Okorafor

2011•Fantasy•352 pages

Taste attributes: fantasyadventurefamilymonster/alien/supernaturalfastfresh & originalimaginaryintricatelinearglossyall consuming questsolving the riddle/not as it seemscoming of age

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Boxlist takeAn otherworldly fantasy novel that is polished and fresh. Best if you like polish over grit.

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4.1 / 5

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About This Book

Twelve-year-old Sunny Nwazue, an American-born albino child of Nigerian parents, moves with her family back to Nigeria, where she learns that she has latent magical powers which she and three similarly gifted friends use to catch a serial killer.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FantasyAdventureFamilyMonster/alien/supernaturalAll consuming questSolving the riddle/not as it seemsComing of age

Subjects

SupernaturalSerial murderersMagicAlbinos and albinismJuvenile fiction1000blackgirlbooksBlacksNigeria

Details

Author
Nnedi Okorafor
Published
2011
Pages
352
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