Ikenga
  • Published: 24 November 2021
  • ISBN: 9780593113530
  • Imprint: Viking
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 240
  • RRP: $22.99

Ikenga

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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.

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.
  • Published: 24 November 2021
  • ISBN: 9780593113530
  • Imprint: Viking
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 240
  • RRP: $22.99
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Praise for Ikenga

*"In this wonderfully fresh superhero origin story...Okorafor has created unique, multifaceted characters that will have young readers hoping for Nnamdi's next adventure"
--School Library Journal (STARRED REVIEW)

*"With its enduring themese, 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

"A memorable middle-grade murder mystery that's darkly humorous in some places and delightfully creepy in others"
     --Kirkus Reviews

"Smart, exciting, and well-plotted...IKENGA offers all the traditional superhero satisfactions in a fresh and distinctive modern-day setting where magic hums right below the surface"
     --Wall Street Journal

"A tightly paced action-adventure"
     --Booklist