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Black Panther meets Percy Jackson in this action-packed superhero series about a British-Nigerian girl who learns that her Afro hair has psychokinetic powers. Soon to be a feature film with a major streamer! Check out the complete series – Onyeka and the Rise of the Rebels is out now and Onyeka and the Heroes of the Dawn is out March 2024. And don’t miss Onyeka and the Secret Superhero, the special World Book Day story coming February 2024! Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The Girl of Ink and StarsOnyeka has a lot of hair – the kind that makes strangers stop in the street. When she makes the important discovery that she can control her hair with her mind, she’s whisked off to the Academy of the Sun, a school in Nigeria where Solari – children with superpowers – are trained
Praise for Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun: Sophie Anderson, author of The House with Chicken Legs‘An incredible story that reinvents the concept of a school for magical kids. So inspiring and creatively original.’ L. D. Lapinski, author of The Strangeworlds Travel Agency
‘Fast-paced, action-packed and empowering. T?l¡ Okogwu’s storytelling shines so bright you’ll want the next instalment immediately.’ A. F. Steadman, author of Skandar and the Unicorn Thief Katie Tsang, co-author of Dragon Mountain
‘A rich and gripping story of discovering that your greatest power can come from within. I loved it!’ Lisa Thompson, author of The Goldfish Boy Louie Stowell, author of Loki: A Bad God’s Guide to Being Good Jenny McLachlan, author of The Land of Roar Sam Copeland, author of Charlie Changes Into a Chicken Hannah Gold, author of The Last Bear
