The shadow speaker

Description:

In West Africa in 2070, after fifteen-year-old "shadow speaker" Ejii witnesses her father's beheading, she embarks on a dangerous journey across the Sahara to find Jaa, her father's killer, and upon finding her, she also discovers a greater purpose to her life and to the mystical powers she possesses.

subjects: Fantasy,  Fiction,  Children's fiction,  Sahara, fiction,  Africa, west, fiction,  Adventure and adventurers, fiction,  Fantasy fiction,  New York Times reviewed,  Magic,  Juvenile fiction,  Adventure stories,  Adventure and adventurers,  collection:otherwise_tiptree_award=honor

Places: Sahara