In this young adult novel by best-selling novelist Ibi Zoboi, Okoye
is going on her first trip to America with King T’Chaka, who has
been tasked with joining other African leaders as a special envoy to
the World Humanitarian Aid Council. But when Okoye arrives in New
York, she realizes the city—and her mission—are not what she
expects. Thrown into conflict in Brownsville, a neighborhood
struggling with gentrification, Okoye must find her place in the Dora
Milaje, and the world.
Ibi Zoboi, a
National Book Award Finalist and New York Times best-selling author,
joins Marvel Universe storytelling with this heartfelt novel that
takes Okoye to America for the very first time. Before she became a
multifaceted warrior and the confident leader of the Dora Milaje,
Okoye was adjusting to her new life and attempting to find her place
in Wakanda’s royal guard. Initially excited to receive an
assignment for her very first mission and trip outside Wakanda, Okoye
discovers that her status as a Dora Milaje means nothing to New
Yorkers. When she meets teenagers not much younger than herself
struggling with the gentrification of their beloved Brooklyn
neighborhood, her expectations for the world outside her own quickly
fall apart. As she gets to know the young people of Brownsville,
Okoye uncovers the truth about the plans of a manipulative
real-estate mogul pulling all the strings—and how far-reaching
those secret plans really are. Caught between fulfilling her duty to
her country and listening to her own heart urging her to stand up for
Brownsville, Okoye must determine the type of Dora Milaje—and
woman—she wants to be. In this fish-out-of-water story, Ibi Zoboi
combines the high-stakes adventure of the world of the Black Panther
with the grounded and real-world challenges that bring her work to
life.