Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor (5 Points) Although there were a lot of similar concepts shared alongside other magic-based fictional books, this novel absolutely blew me away. I want to talk about the story itself, the main character, and the structure of magic. I was pleasantly surprised that this book was within the young adult genre because I had never seen or heard of it before and would love for this book to be shared among younger generations especially within the African American youth. Because it was a young adult, this book also did very well at getting to the point quickly and not lingering on less important elements, which made the story feel much easier to digest and understand. Even though I am entirely ignorant of the culture of Nigeria, it wasn't too difficult to keep up with specific references or terms because the main character was very accommodating in her explanations that both provided information without completely overloading the story. Okorafor also did ver
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