Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun
(Book)

When twelve-year-old Onyeka discovers that she has psychokinetic powers, her mother reveals that she is Solari, part of a secret group of Nigerian mutants that trains at the Academy of the Sun.

Onyeka has a lot of hairƯthe kind that makes strangers stop in the street and her peers whisper behind her back. At least she has Cheyenne, her best friend, who couldnt care less what other people think. Still, Onyeka has always felt insecure about her vibrant curls&until the day Cheyenne almost drowns and Onyekas hair takes on a life of its own, inexplicably pulling Cheyenne from the water. At home, Onyekas mother tells her the shocking truth: Onyekas psycho-kinetic powers make her a Solari, one of a secret group of people with super powers unique to Nigeria. Her mother quickly whisks her off to the Academy of the Sun, a school in Nigeria where Solari are trained. But Onyeka and her new friends at the academy soon have to put their powers to the test as they find themselves embroiled in a momentous battle between truth and lies&

Ages 8-12.,Margaret K. McElderry Books.

Grades 4-6.,Margaret K. McElderry Books.

710L,Lexile

Accelerated Reader AR,MG,4.9,10,517498.