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Ikenga
Nnedi Okorafor

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Acclaimed and Nebula awarding-winning author Nnedi Okorafor brings us a young new hero in her first novel aimed at younger readers, Ikenga. Telling the story of Nnamdi, a 12 year-old boy growing up in Kalaria, Nigeria, who is given a magical object that grants him a super power that he can use to fight off crime or take vengeance on the wicked.
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Acclaimed and Nebula awarding-winning author Nnedi Okorafor brings us a young new hero in her first novel aimed at younger readers, Ikenga. Telling the story of Nnamdi, a 12 year-old boy growing up in Kalaria, Nigeria, who is given a magical object that grants him a super power that he can use to fight off crime or take vengeance on the wicked.
Available now in Worldbuilders Market, you can get your harcover copy here! You can find more of the author's work in our Nnedi Okorafor collection.
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All proceeds go to Worldbuilders, a geek-centered nonprofit supporting humanitarian efforts worldwide.
Hardcover, 240 pages
Published August 18, 2020 by Viking Books for Young Readers
Original Title: Ikenga
SBN13: 9780593113523
Edition Language: English
Item Weight: 12.2 ounces
Dimensions: 5.63 x 0.89 x 8.56 inches
Nnedi Okorafor is an international award-winning New York Times Bestselling novelist of science fiction and fantasy for children, young adults and adults. Born in the United States to Nigerian immigrant parents, Nnedi is known for drawing from African cultures to create captivating stories with unforgettable characters and evocative settings. Nnedi has received the World Fantasy, Nebula, Eisner and Lodestar Awards and multiple Hugo Awards, amongst others, for her books. Champions of her work include Neil Gaiman, Ngugi wa Thiong’o, George RR Martin, and Rick Riordan. Literary ancestors Diana Wynne Jones, Ursula K. Le Guin and Nawal El Saadawi also loved her work. Nnedi holds a PhD in Literature, two Master’s Degrees (Journalism and Literature) and lives in Phoenix, Arizona with her daughter Anyaugo. Learn more at her website.