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• Adia Kelbara and the Circle of Shamans

  Hendrix, Isi,

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  Twelve-year-old orphan Adia, a kitchen apprentice at the Academy of Shamans who has mysterious powers, embarks on an epic adventure through hidden realms when she discovers the kingdom's emperor is possessed by a demon -- and he's on his way to the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Maya and the Rising Dark

  Barron, Rena

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  Struggling to understand why nobody else in her South Side Chicago neighborhood can see strange phenomena, 12-year-old Maya discovers that her missing father has been protecting a supernatural boundary between worlds.

• Serwa Boateng's Guide to Vampire Hunting

  Brown, Roseanne A.

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  Staying with her hippie aunt and cryptic-obsessed cousin in Nowheresville, Maryland, after a witch destroys her family's home, 12-year-old vampire slayer Serwa must prepare for the biggest battle of her life, while also dealing with mean girls and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ikenga

  Okorafor, Nnedi

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  In southeastern Nigeria, twelve-year-old Mnamdi is determined to avenge his police chief father, who was murdered while triyng to rid the town of criminals, but Nnamdi feels powerless until he receives a magical object which gives him superpowers.

• Iyanu

  Child of Wonder. Volume One

  Okupe, Roye

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  A teenage orphan with no recollection of her past, suddenly discovers that she has abilities that rival the ancient deities told in the folklore of her people.

• Race to Fire Mountain

  Blackwood, Remi

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  Jarell has never quite known where he belongs. He’s ignored at home and teased at school for wanting to draw instead of playing sports with the other boys. The only place he’s ever felt truly at ease is his local barbershop where the owner hangs…Read moreRead more of this annotation