Black Panther meets X-Men in this action-packed and empowering
middle grade adventure about a British Nigerian girl who learns that
her Afro hair has psychokinetic powers—perfect for fans of Amari
and the Night Brothers, The Marvellers, and
Rick Riordan!
Onyeka has a lot of
hair—the kind that makes strangers stop in the street and her
peers whisper behind her back. At least she has Cheyenne, her best
friend, who couldn’t care less what other people think. Still,
Onyeka has always felt insecure about her vibrant curls…until the
day Cheyenne almost drowns and Onyeka’s hair takes on a life of its
own, inexplicably pulling Cheyenne from the water.
At home, Onyeka’s
mother tells her the shocking truth: Onyeka’s psycho-kinetic powers
make her a Solari, one of a secret group of people with super powers
unique to Nigeria. Her mother quickly whisks her off to the Academy
of the Sun, a school in Nigeria where Solari are trained. But Onyeka
and her new friends at the academy soon have to put their powers to
the test as they find themselves embroiled in a momentous battle
between truth and lies…