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Ikenga / Nnedi Okorafor.
In southeastern Nigeria, twelve-year-old Mnamdi is determined to avenge his police chief father, who was murdered while triyng to rid the town of criminals, but Nnamdi feels powerless until he receives a magical object which gives him superpowers.
Record details
- ISBN: 0593113527
- ISBN: 9780593113523
- Physical Description: 227 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: New York : Viking, 2020.
Content descriptions
| Target Audience Note: | Ages 10 up. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 22.99 |
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| Subject: | Superheroes > Juvenile fiction. Magic > Juvenile fiction. Criminals > Juvenile fiction. Blacks > Nigeria > Juvenile fiction. Nigeria > Juvenile fiction. |
| Genre: | Fantasy fiction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | J FIC Okora | 31681020149241 | JFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Vowing to avenge the murder of his police chief father by a powerful criminal, 12-year-old Nnamdi receives a magical object that gives him superpowers that he is challenged to use for good or bad. A first middle grade novel by the award-winning author of the Binti series. Simultaneous eBook. - Baker & Taylor
In southeastern Nigeria, twelve-year-old Mnamdi is determined to avenge his police chief father, who was murdered while triyng to rid the town of criminals, but Nnamdi feels powerless until he receives a magical object which gives him superpowers. - Penguin Putnam
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.
