Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu

In the Ooni Kingdom, children born dadawith vines growing in their hairare rumored to have special powers. Zahrah Tsami doesnt know anything about that. She feels normal. Others think shes differentthey fear her. Only Dari, her best friend, isnt afraid of her. But then something begins to happensomething that definitely marks Zahrah as differentand the only person she can tell is Dari. He pushes her to investigate, edging them both closer and closer to danger. Until Daris life is on the line. Only Zahrah can save him, but to do so shell have to face her worst fears alone, including the very thing that makes her different.