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Akata Witch

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Twelve-year-old Sunny lives in Nigeria, but she was born American. Her features are African, but she's albino. She's a terrific athlete, but can't go out into the sun to play soccer. There seems to be no place where she fits in. And then she discovers something amazing—she is a "free agent" with latent magical power. Soon she's part of a quartet of magic students, studying the visible and invisible, learning to change reality. But will it be enough to help them when they are asked to catch a career criminal who knows magic too?
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Customer Reviews (4.6 / 5 · 7 reviews)

Richard S. ★★★★★

As a Nigerian who grew up with the same sun restrictions, seeing the main character's albinism handled with such authenticity felt like finally being seen. The way the author blends local folklore with a fast-paced adventure had me turning pages past my bedtime.

Nicholas ★★★★★

I read this with my daughter and we both got hooked on Sunny’s struggle between two worlds — the albino detail felt so specific and real. The pacing kept us turning pages late into the night.

Harper ★★★★★

I was immediately hooked by Sunny's struggle with albinism in Nigeria—it's a perspective I've never seen in a middle-grade story. The way the book weaves magic into her everyday challenges feels completely natural and keeps the pages turning.