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Zahrah the Windseeker
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In the Ooni Kingdom, children born dada—with vines growing in their hair—are rumored to have special powers. Zahrah Tsami doesn’t know anything about that. She feels normal. Others think she’s different—they fear her. Only Dari, her best friend, isn’t afraid of her. But then something begins to happen—something that definitely marks Zahrah as different—and the only person she can tell is Dari. He pushes her to investigate, edging them both closer and closer to danger. Until Dari’s life is on the line. Only Zahrah can save him, but to do so she’ll have to face her worst fears alone, including the very thing that makes her different.
About the Author
Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu's short stories have been published in anthologies and magazines, including Dark Matter II, Strange Horizons, and Writers of the Future, Volume XVIII. Nnedi lives with her daughter, Anyaugo, and family in Illinois.
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Author: Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu. 320 pp. Ages: 9-12. Softcover. Publisher: Graphia, 2008.
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7"H x 5"W x .7"D
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I've been reading speculative fiction for over thirty years, and this stands out from the crowd as one of the most solidly satisfying and fabulously imaginative novels I've read. My six year old daughter adores it, and as soon as we've finished reading it together, she asks that we start again at the beginning. In addition to all the other ways this book is amazing, the main character's struggle to come to terms with the ways in which she is different from her peers and her eventual resolution were deftly handled. The particular issue of her evolving relationship with her hair made me want to weep with relief because my daughter has a complicated relationship to her own hair, and Zahrah's eventual embracing of her difference lit up my daughter. Read it yourself, read it with young people in your life, give it as a gift - this book is not to be missed!
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