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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2011
Gr 6 Up—This contemporary fantasy features Sunny, 12, Nigerian by blood but born in New York City, who's been living in Nigeria since she was 9. She has West African features but is an albino with yellow hair, white skin, and hazel eyes. This mixture confuses people, and she is teased and bullied by classmates. One day while looking into a candle flame, she sees a vision of the end of the world. She discovers that her classmate Orlu; his friend Chichi; and Sasha, newly arrived from A...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on May 1, 2011
Sunny is an American born to two Nigerian parents, now living in Nigeria. As an albino, she's used to people staring and calling her a witch, but even so, it's a surprise to learn she is a witch, one of the Leopard People who have the power to work juju. Along with her coven—quiet Orlu, who can undo juju workings; brash Sasha, sent from America as a punishment for summoning spirits against his sister's harassers in the projects; and sassy Chichi, whose confidence in her own abilities is unriv...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2011
Sunny, albino daughter of Nigerian parents, is used to being called a witch; even so, it's a surprise to learn she <i>is</...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on May 1, 2011
This utterly original fantasy, filled with plenty of humor and danger, will dazzle readers. The relationships between Sunny and the other main characters, a group of African and...Log In or Sign Up to Read More