Zahrah the Windseeker
A Science Fiction Fantasy, Fantasy, Middle Grade book. Some of our old ways are better forgotten, but not all of them. Nnedi Okorafor, Zahrah the...
Zahrah the Windseeker (Houghton Mifflin, Sept 2005), written by Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu, is one of a very small handful of young adult fantasy novels that incorporate the myths and folklore and culture of West Africa. It is the winner of the 2008 Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa. Okorafor-Mbachu was born in the United States to...
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- Pages: 102 pages
- ISBN: 9786131083457 / 6131083452
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Silence is the best answer to a fool. Nnedi Okorafor, Zahrah the Windseeker // It's ok to care about what other people think, but you should give a little more weight to what you, yourself, think...The habit of thinking is the habit of gaining strength. You're stronger than you believe. Nnedi Okorafor, Zahrah the Windseeker // Is it not the worst pain to know there is a cure for your child's illness and then not be able to obtain it? Oh it must be the one of the worst types of pain in the world... Nnedi Okorafor, Zahrah the Windseeker //
Zahrah is a 13-year-old girl who has always been a bit off. She was born with dada-locks, vines entwined in one's hair that indicates a wisewoman and other magical powers (or a rebel that brings nothing but trouble). She faces typical teenage fears--her period, girls teasing her, not fitting in, being shy. Except... she can fly. (Though... This is a fun YA coming-of-age story set in a beautifully realized world of Africa-based culture and characters. Zahrah's adventures in the Forbidden Greeny Jungle and the creatures she meets there are fantastically imagined. I wish that the author had spent more time exploring Zahrah's dada-nature, but perhaps that's for another book.... This was pretty amazing. Okorafor's world-building is impressive, and i really enjoyed the imagination behind the numerous creatures. I also liked the protagonist. My only minor quibble was that on occasion it was obvious that Okorafor is an academic--she had Zahrah say things like, "it was wrong of me to impose my cultural norms on...
