A review by karrama
Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor

5.0

Magical realism in Nigeria! Sunny is all things, but at the same time she is completely different than one might expect. She has a long list of descriptors: albino Nigerian-descendant born in America who returned, only to be teased by the local children, she befriends a boy who lives next to a "free agent" who doesn't play by society's rules. Turns out our athletic, smart heroine is a magic user.

This is a well-written, quickly paced magic school story where the students have to stop the bad guy. Like Sunny, though, it's much more. A very good read.