She has Dari, her best friend, to stand up for her and support her. Her classmates mock her for being different, but Zahrah just tries to ignore them. Zahrah was born with dada-locks, dreadlocks with vines growing through them, unusual in her Ooni community. I admit I was uncertain what to expect, and highly enjoyed what I got out of it.įunny how all things people don’t understand seem to be ‘cursed’. I found it during our recent move and decided it was time! And what better way than by nominating for my Science Fiction Fantasy book club. I received Zahrah the Windseeker during our Kids Lit Book Club holiday book exchange in 2018, but never made time to read it. Both left me thirsty for more of Okorafor’s writing, so I’m not surprised to see these both expanded into full series. I’ve read her award-winning novella Binti and her YA novel Akata Witc h when they were both still stand alone. GradeSaver, 17 July 2022 Web.Recently, Bill T he Australian Legend reminded me of Nnedi Okorafor’s writing, and that in mid-2019 I had read her debut novel, Zahrah the Windseeker. Next Section Zahrah the Windseeker Summary How To Cite in MLA Format Fati, Bakhita. Will review the submission and either publish your submission or provide feedback. You can help us out by revising, improving and updatingĪfter you claim a section you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft. The novel was also nominated for the 2006 Locus Award Nominee for Best First Novel. It was shortlisted for the 2006 Carl Brandon Parallax Award and Kindred Award. Zahrah the Windseeker won the 2008 Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa. In this coming-of-age story, she will hone her flying abilities and discover a whole new world in the green jungles of Ginen. Fearing she might die, Zahrah sets out to find a rare egg that can cure Dari. Together, they venture into the jungle, where Dari is bitten by a poisonous snake. The people of the Ooni Kingdom discriminate against those born with such hair.ĭari is Zahrah's best friend who is always by her side.

Set on a fictional planet, Zahrah is a young girl born with forbidden vine dreadlocks (Dada), said to possess magical abilities. Zahrah the Windseeker is a fantasy novel by Nigerian writer Nnedi Okorafor published in 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.

Zahrah the windseeker by nnedi okorafor