Sunny is an albino teen born in America but living in Nigeria with her famly. Mostly though, she is a normal teen who just wants to do well in class and play soccer with her brothers. Until, that is, she sees a terrifying vision of chaos and destruction in a candle flame. Two kids who have never spoken much to her before, Orlu and Chichi, take her under their wing and begin to introduce her to a mysterious world of power, mentors and magic. The world of Leopard people. But this world has real dangers- a serial killer is attacking children for an unknown reason, and instead of wands spells are cast with knives. Sunny's magical education is no structured Hogwarts experience, and Okorafor has done a great job writing a highly original story in this well-canvased genre.