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Tag Archives: Nigeria
No True Villains: Children of the Quicksands and Eden’s Everdark
Here are two of the 2022 Cybils Middle Grade Speculative Fiction finalists, both with real problems but no real villains. Continue reading
Posted in Audiobook, Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print, Reviews
Tagged African-American, atmospheric, Cybils, Nigeria, youth fantasy, youth horror
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Magical Schools: Wildseed Witch and Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun
Here are two exciting new magical school books, both with kids at all-Black schools, one drawing on Louisiana’s Black history and one set in a futuristic Nigeria. Continue reading
Posted in Audiobook, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print, Sci-Fi
Tagged African-American, Louisiana, magical schools, Nigeria, youth fantasy, youth science fiction
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African Superheroes: Shuri by Nic Stone and Ikenga by Nnedi Okorafor
Here are two stories of African superheroes by African-American authors: Shuri by Nic Stone and Ikenga by Nnedi Okorafor. Continue reading
Posted in Audiobook, Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged #OwnVoices, Africa, African, diversity, Nigeria, superheroes, Wakanda
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LaGuardia and Self/Made
Onwards, with some graphic novels featuring powerful women of color from the adult section of the library. I’m a big fan of Nnedi Okorafor, and I buy the adult graphic novels for my library, so naturally I had to purchase … Continue reading
Posted in Adult, Books, Graphic Novel, Reviews, Sci-Fi
Tagged adult science fiction, artificial intelligence, graphic novels, Mat Groom, Nigeria, Nnedi Okorafor
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