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Ikenga

By: Nnedi Okorafor
Narrated by: Ben Onwukwe
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About this listen

Nnedi Okorafor's acclaimed first novel for middle-grade children 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 12-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 listeners set against a richly textured background of contemporary Nigeria.

©2020 Nnedi Okorafor (P)2021 Tantor Action & Adventure Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths Fiction Superheroes Fantasy Africa Magic Crime African Myths

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this was highly recommended and I really wanted to enjoy it, but found the story line very basic, character development quite simple and generally a struggle to get through. I did enjoy the performances and the slice of African life weaved into it.

a very basic book that doesn't really deliver

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Riveting from the very beginning. The story was somewhat predictable but the journey to the discovery was worth it.

Excellent book

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