![]() ![]() There seems to be no place where she fits in. She’s a terrific athlete, but can’t go out into the sun to play soccer. Her features are West African, but she’s albino. Sunny Nwazue lives in Nigeria, but she was born in New York City. For that reason, I have taken out these comparisons and done my best to express my feelings about this novel in my own words.įirst sentence: The moment Sunny walked into the schoolyard, people started I apologize for not being more thoughtful about this and I want to do better in the future! I adore this book and its sequel and the last thing I want is to hurt Nnedi Okorafor’s feelings or make other people think her books are simply “Nigerian”. ![]() I follow Nnedi Okorafor on Twitter and she has mentioned several times that this comparison – even if meant nicely – is unwanted and unflattering. Edit (June 2020): This review used to have a different title which compares this series to a very famous YA fantasy series. ![]()
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