Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun
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- Simon & Schuster (UK)
- Masobe Books (Nigeria)
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| Author | Tọla Okogwu |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
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| Publication place | Nigeria |
| Pages | 320 |
| ISBN | 978-1-3985-0508-7 |
Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun is a 2022 middle grade science fiction novel by British-Nigerian writer, journalist and hair care educator Tọlá Okogwu. This is Okogwu's debut novel, and it introduces readers to Onyeka, a British-Nigerian girl who discovers her hair has a psychokinetic ability and goes to an elite school in Nigeria where people like her are trained to save the country.[1][2][3]
Tọlá Okogwu moved from Nigeria to the United Kingdom and always wanted to write a book set in the country.[1] She got the inspiration for the novel after thinking about African and Black girls who have been taught to hate their natural hair and she toyed with the idea of having the hair they think to be a flaw become their greatest strengths.[3] The novel was as inspired by Marvel universe and the science fiction movies she grew up watching with her parents.[4]