Zahrah the Windseeker

About this book

In the northern Ooni Kingdom fear of the unknown runs deep and children born dada are rumored to have special powers. Thirteen-year-old Zahrah Tsami feels like a normal girlshe grows her own flora computer has mirrors sewn onto her clothes and stays clear of the Forbidden Greeny Jungle. But unlike other children in the village of Kirki Zahrah was born with the telling dadalocks. Only her best friend Dari isnt afraid of her even when something unusual begins happeningsomething that definitely makes Zahrah different. The two friends determine to investigate edging closer and closer to danger. When Daris life is threatened Zahrah must face her worst fears alone including the very thing that makes her different. In this exciting debut novel by Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu things arent always what they seemmonkeys tell fortunes plants offer wisdom and a teenage girl is the only one who stands a chance at saving her best friends life.