An NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEARAn AMAZON BEST CHILDREN'S BOOK OF 2020 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.
