Akata Witch

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Akata Witch is a young adult fantasy novel by Nnedi Okorafor that follows a Nigerian-American girl who discovers her magical heritage within a secret society of Leopard People in Nigeria.

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Akata Warrior 1
Akata Witch canonical 1
Akata Woman 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel
alsoKnownAs What Sunny Saw in the Flames NERFINISHED
author Nnedi Okorafor NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coverArtist Cliff Nielsen NERFINISHED
depicts a secret magical society in Nigeria
features Leopard People
featuresCharacter Chichi NERFINISHED
Orlu
Sasha NERFINISHED
firstPublicationYear 2011
follows a Nigerian-American girl who discovers her magical heritage
genre fantasy
young adult fantasy
hasMagicSystem Leopard People juju
hasSequel Akata Warrior NERFINISHED
intendedMarket English-language readers
literarySetting Abuja NERFINISHED
Nigeria NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Sunny Nwazue NERFINISHED
narrativePerspective third-person
notableFor blending Nigerian folklore with fantasy
representation of Nigerian and Nigerian-American identity
originalLanguage English
pageCount 368
partOfSeries Nsibidi Scripts series NERFINISHED
protagonist Sunny Nwazue NERFINISHED
publicationDate 2011
publisher Viking NERFINISHED
Viking Children’s Books NERFINISHED
settingPeriod contemporary era
targetAudience young adults
theme belonging
cultural heritage
friendship
identity
magic and power
workOf Nnedi Okorafor NERFINISHED

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Nnedi Okorafor notableWork Akata Witch
Nnedi Okorafor notableWork Akata Witch
this entity surface form: Akata Warrior
Nnedi Okorafor notableWork Akata Witch
this entity surface form: Akata Woman