DDC/MDS
| 813.6 |
Status
Checked out
Due 11/23/2023
Series
Publication
Speak (2017), Edition: Reprint, 384 pages
Description
Twelve-year-old Sunny Nwazue, an American-born albino child of Nigerian parents, moves with her family back to Nigeria, where she learns that she has latent magical powers which she and three similarly gifted friends use to catch a serial killer.
Media reviews
"Akata Witch" is a much-needed addition to the many titles featuring Caucasian protagonists — one that will appeal to readers who are interested in foreign cultures, tradition and beliefs, or those who live between cultures themselves.
Awards
Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction (Finalist — 2011)
Locus Award (Finalist — Young Adult Novel — 2012)
Otherwise Award (Long list — 2011)
Lodestar Award (Winner — 2023)
Locus Recommended Reading (Young Adult Book — 2011)
Junior Library Guild Selections (Selection)
Best Fiction for Young Adults (Selection — 2012)
CCBC Choices (2012)
Rise: A Feminist Book Project for Ages 0-18 (Selection — 2012)
Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults (Top Ten — 2019)
OYAN Book Rave (2012)
Chicago Public Library Best of the Best: Kids (Fiction for Older Readers — 2011)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2011
Physical description
384 p.; 8.5 inches
ISBN
0142420913 / 9780142420911