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Ikenga

Written by: Nnedi Okorafor
Narrated by: Ben Onwukwe
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Nnedi Okorafor's acclaimed first novel for middle-grade children 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 12-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 listeners set against a richly textured background of contemporary Nigeria.

©2020 Nnedi Okorafor (P)2021 Tantor Action & Adventure African Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths Fantasy Fantasy & Magic Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Superheroes Africa Magic Middle Grade Crime African Myths
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I really enjoyed the book. The narrator was really good at giving the characters their own personalities through the different voices he did. I found the story to have some comedic aspects to it. Enhanced by the author' Nigerian accent.
I like the idea of "the man" and the power he had to scare off the bandits in this book. All in all a quick and fantastic book.

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