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• Skin of the Sea

  Bowen, Natasha,

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  "Transformed by the goddess Yemoja into a Mami Wati, an African mermaid charged with collecting the souls of those who die at sea, Simi goes against the gods to save a living boy, Kola, from drowning."

• Skin of the Sea

  Soul of the Deep

  Bowen, Natasha,

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  "To save those closest to her, Simi traded away everything: her freedom, her family, and the boy she loves. Now she is sworn to serve a new god, watching over the Land of the Dead at the bottom of the ocean. But when signs of demons begin to appear,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Nubia

  Awakening

  Epps, Omar,

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  "In a climate-ravaged New York deeply divided by class, Zuberi, Uzochi, and Lencho, three teens of refugees from a fallen African utopia, begin to develop supernatural powers."

• The Bones of Ruin

  Raughley, Sarah,

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  "As an African tightrope dancer in Victorian London, Iris is a strange sight for leering British audiences always eager for the spectacle of colonial curiosity. But Iris also has a secret: she cannot die. Haunted by her unnatural power and with no…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Blood Like Magic

  Sambury, Liselle,

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  "After failing to come into her powers, sixteen-year-old Voya--a Black witch living in near-future Toronto--is forced to choose between losing her family's magic forever, a heritage steeped in centuries of blood and survival, or murdering her first…Read moreRead more of this annotation

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  Blood Like Fate

  Sambury, Liselle,

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  "While struggling with her new role as Matriarch, Voya has a vision of a terrifying, deadly future, and with a newfound sense of purpose, she vows to do whatever it takes to bring her shattered community together and prevent the destruction of them…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Okoye to the People

  Zoboi, Ibi Aanu,

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  "When her first mission brings her to the Brooklyn neighborhood of Brownsville, Okoye, discovering the truth about a manipulative real-estate mogul, is torn between fulfilling her duty to Wakanda or listening to her own heart and standing up for the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Blood Scion

  Falaye, Deborah,

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  "Fifteen-year-old Sloane can incinerate an enemy at will; she is a Scion, a descendant of the ancient Orisha gods. But under the brutal rule of the Lucis, her identity means her death. Her mother knew as much. She disappeared trying to hide Sloane's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Pet

  Emezi, Akwaeke,

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  n a near-future society that claims to have gotten rid of all monstrous people, a creature emerges from a painting seventeen-year-old Jam's mother created, a hunter from another world seeking a real-life monster. In the city of Lucille, Jam and her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Beasts

  Beasts Made of Night

  Onyebuchi, Tochi

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  "After he eats the sin of a royal, Taj, a talented aki, or sin-eater who consumes the guilt of others whose transgressions are exorcised from them by powerful but corrupt Mages, is drawn into a plot to destroy the city, and he must fight to save the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Gilded Ones

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  "Inspired by the culture of West Africa, a feminist fantasy debut traces the experiences of an intuitive girl who is invited to leave her discriminatory village to join the emperor's army of near-immortal women warriors. The blood ceremony will…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• War Girls

  Onyebuchi, Tochi,

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  "In 2172, when much of the world is unlivable, sisters Onyii and Ify dream of escaping war-torn Nigeria and finding a better future together but are, instead, torn apart."

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  Rebel Sisters

  Onyebuchi, Tochi,

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  "Living a comfortable life in the Space Colonies, Ify, now nineteen and a medical administrator, must return to wartorn Nigeria, where she last saw her sister, to investigate why young refugees from that nation are carrying a deadly virus."

• Orisha Legacy

  Children of Blood and Bone

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  "Seventeen-year-old Zélie, her older brother Tzain, and rogue princess Amari fight to restore magic to the land and activate a new generation of magi, but they are ruthlessly pursued by the crown prince, who believes the return of magic will mean…Read moreRead more of this annotation