Nnedi Okorafor
What Sunny Saw In The Flames
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What Sunny Saw in the Flames transports the reader to a magical place where nothing is quite as it seems. Born in New York, but living in Aba, Nigeria, thirteen-year-old Sunny is understandably a little lost. She is albino. Her eyes are so sensitive to the sun that she has to wait until evening to play football. Apart from being good at the beautiful game, she has a special gift: she can see into the future. At school, she soon becomes part of a special quartet with unique powers. Together, Sunny, Orlu, Chichi and Sasha explore this exciting realm of strange creatures and dark secrets. The good news is that in this world, your worst defect is…
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What Sunny Saw in the Flames transports the reader to a magical place where nothing is quite as it seems. Born in New York, but living in Aba, Nigeria, thirteen-year-old Sunny is understandably a little lost. She is albino. Her eyes are so sensitive to the sun that she has to wait until evening to play football. Apart from being good at the beautiful game, she has a special gift: she can see into the future. At school, she soon becomes part of a special quartet with unique powers. Together, Sunny, Orlu, Chichi and Sasha explore this exciting realm of strange creatures and dark secrets. The good news is that in this world, your worst defect is actually your greatest asset. But there's a catch. Someone is kidnapping children and maiming or killing them. The group is asked to help track down the criminal. Will Sunny be able to overcome the killer with powers stronger than her own, or will the future she saw in the flames become reality? Nnedi Okorafor's novel is an absorbing coming of age fantasy novel, ideal for readers aged 12-16.
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-911115-11-3
- EAN: 9781911115113
- Produktnummer: 20621897
- Verlag: Cassava Republic Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Seitenangabe: 315 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 1'484 KB
- Sonstiges: Ab 10 - 17 J.
Über den Autor
Nnedi Okorafor is a novelist of African-based science fiction, fantasy and magical realism for both children and adults. Born in the United States to Nigerian immigrant parents, Nnedi is known for weaving African culture into creative evocative settings and memorable characters. She is a professor of creative writing and literature at the University of Buffalo. Nnedi has written more than a dozen books and has won numerous prizes, including the Wole Soyinka Prize for African Literature (2008), the World Fantasy Award (2011) and the 2016 Nebula Award for Best Novella.
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