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: 9780593113523
- ISBN: 0593113527
- Physical Description: 227 pages; 22 cm
- Publisher: New York : Viking, 2020.
Content descriptions
Target Audience Note: | Ages 10 and up. Viking. Grades 4-6. Viking. |
Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.6 7 509949. |
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Subject: | Superheroes > Juvenile fiction. Magic > Juvenile fiction. Criminals > Juvenile fiction. Black people > Nigeria > Juvenile fiction. Nigeria > Juvenile fiction. |
Genre: | Action and adventure fiction. Fantasy fiction. Superhero fiction. |
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- 21 of 21 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Cass County.
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- 0 current holds with 21 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Cass County Library-Northern Resource Center | J OKO 2020 (Text) | 0002205511138 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Ikenga
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Summary
Ikenga
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.