Ikenga
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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.
ISBN: 9780593113523
JLG Release: Nov 2020
Sensitive Areas:
Violence: General, Language: Mild Language, Language: Infrequent Use
Topics:
Superheroes
, Magic
, Criminals
, Black people
, Nigeria
, Fantasy and magic
, Legends, myths, and fables
Book Details
ISBN
9780593113523
First Release
November 2020
Genre
Fic
Dewey Classification
F
Trim Size
8 3/10" x 5 1/2"
Page Count
240
Accelerated Reader
Level 4.6; Points: 7;
Scholastic Reading Counts
N/ALexile
N/AFormat
Print Book
Edition
Hardcover edition
Publisher
Viking
Potentially Sensitive Areas
Violence: General, Language: Mild Language, Language: Infrequent Use
Topics
Superheroes, Magic, Criminals, Black people, Nigeria, Fantasy and magic, Legends, myths, and fables,
