18 Best middle grade books like Ikenga by Nnedi Okorafor

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Ikenga

By: Nnedi Okorafor

3.79

Format: 229 pages, Hardcover

Nnamdi's father was a good chief of police, perhaps the best Kalaria had ever had. He was determine…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Ikenga by Nnedi Okorafor , here is a list of 18 books like this:

Cover of Aegypt (The Aegypt Cycle, #1) by John Crowley

1. Aegypt (The Aegypt Cycle, #1)

By: John Crowley

4.43

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Does the world have a secret history, encoded in myth and legend, reflected in the very windings of… read more

Similar categories in John Crowley's Aegypt (The Aegypt Cycle, #1) book and Nnedi Okorafor's Ikenga

  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of The Odds of Getting Even (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #3) by Sheila Turnage

2. The Odds of Getting Even (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #3)

By: Sheila Turnage

4.30

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Humor and action abound in this second follow-up to the Newbery honor winner and New York Times bes… read more

Similar categories in Sheila Turnage's The Odds of Getting Even (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #3) book and Nnedi Okorafor's Ikenga

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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3. We Shall Sing a Song Into the Deep

By: Andrew Kelly Stewart

3.78

Format: 160 pages, Kindle Edition

Remy is a Chorister, one of the chosen few rescued from the surface world and raised to sing the Ho… read more

Similar categories in Andrew Kelly Stewart's We Shall Sing a Song Into the Deep book and Nnedi Okorafor's Ikenga

  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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4. Tumble

By: Celia C. Pérez

4.16

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning author of The First Rule of Punk, a dazzling novel about a young girl who co… read more

Similar categories in Celia C. Pérez's Tumble book and Nnedi Okorafor's Ikenga

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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5. Elf Dog and Owl Head

By: M.T. Anderson

3.92

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A Newbery Honor Book A magical adventure about a boy and his dog—or a dog and her boy—and a fore… read more

Similar categories in M.T. Anderson's Elf Dog and Owl Head book and Nnedi Okorafor's Ikenga

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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6. Alebrijes

By: Donna Barba Higuera

3.96

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

The next stunning novel from Donna Barba Higuera, author of Newbery and Pura Belpré Award-winning T… read more

Similar categories in Donna Barba Higuera's Alebrijes book and Nnedi Okorafor's Ikenga

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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7. Root Magic

By: Eden Royce

4.20

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

"A poignant, necessary entry into the children's literary canon, Root Magic brings to life the hist… read more

Similar categories in Eden Royce's Root Magic book and Nnedi Okorafor's Ikenga

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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8. It Found Us

By: Lindsay Currie

3.97

Format: 274 pages, None

From the author of Scritch Scratch and The Girl in White comes a new spooky mystery about a girl de… read more

Similar categories in Lindsay Currie's It Found Us book and Nnedi Okorafor's Ikenga

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun (Onyeka, #1) by Tọlá Okogwu

9. Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun (Onyeka, #1)

By: Tọlá Okogwu

4.11

Format: 310 pages, Hardcover

Black Panther meets X-Men in this “fast-paced, action-packed, and empowering” (A. F. Steadman, New … read more

Similar categories in Tọlá Okogwu's Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun (Onyeka, #1) book and Nnedi Okorafor's Ikenga

  • africa
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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10. The Lonely Heart of Maybelle Lane

By: Kate O'Shaughnessy

4.24

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Maybelle Lane is looking for her father, but on the road to Nashville she finds so much more: coura… read more

Similar categories in Kate O'Shaughnessy's The Lonely Heart of Maybelle Lane book and Nnedi Okorafor's Ikenga

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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11. Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You

By: Sonja Cherry-Paul

4.39

Format: None pages, Audiobook

This chapter book edition of the #1 New York Times bestseller by luminaries Ibram X. Kendi and Jaso… read more

Similar categories in Sonja Cherry-Paul's Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You book and Nnedi Okorafor's Ikenga

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
"Look out, also, for the many powerful stories that depict us all as we truly are- human."

-Sonja Cherry-Paul, Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You

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12. Yusuf Azeem Is Not a Hero

By: Saadia Faruqi

4.19

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Yusuf Azeem has spent all his life in the small town of Frey, Texas—and nearly that long waiting fo… read more

Similar categories in Saadia Faruqi's Yusuf Azeem Is Not a Hero book and Nnedi Okorafor's Ikenga

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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13. Barakah Beats

By: Maleeha Siddiqui

4.17

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

For fans of The First Rule of Punk and Save Me a Seat, Barakah Beats is a sweet, powerful, and joyo… read more

Similar categories in Maleeha Siddiqui's Barakah Beats book and Nnedi Okorafor's Ikenga

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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14. Above the Trenches (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #12): A World War I Flying Ace Tale

By: Nathan Hale

4.33

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

In Above the Trenches , author-illustrator Nathan Hale takes to the skies with the flying aces of W… read more

Similar categories in Nathan Hale's Above the Trenches (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #12): A World War I Flying Ace Tale book and Nnedi Okorafor's Ikenga

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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15. Ink Girls

By: Marieke Nijkamp

3.96

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Every secret is a story waiting to happen. From New York Times bestselling author Marieke Nijka… read more

Similar categories in Marieke Nijkamp's Ink Girls book and Nnedi Okorafor's Ikenga

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • young adult
Cover of Ikenga by Nnedi Okorafor

16. Ikenga

By: Nnedi Okorafor

3.79

Format: 229 pages, Hardcover

Nnamdi's father was a good chief of police, perhaps the best Kalaria had ever had. He was determine… read more

Similar categories in Nnedi Okorafor's Ikenga book and Nnedi Okorafor's Ikenga

  • africa
  • childrens
  • superheroes
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Onyeka and the Rise of the Rebels by Tọlá Okogwu

17. Onyeka and the Rise of the Rebels

By: Tọlá Okogwu

4.19

Format: 279 pages, Paperback

The epic second book in the action-packed and empowering middle-grade superhero series. Perfect for… read more

Similar categories in Tọlá Okogwu's Onyeka and the Rise of the Rebels book and Nnedi Okorafor's Ikenga

  • childrens
  • superheroes
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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18. Peacemaker

By: Joseph Bruchac

4.00

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

A twelve-year-old Iroquois boy searches for peace in this historical novel based on the creation of… read more

Similar categories in Joseph Bruchac's Peacemaker book and Nnedi Okorafor's Ikenga

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Burning Girls and Other Stories by Veronica Schanoes

19. Burning Girls and Other Stories

By: Veronica Schanoes

3.89

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A Most Anticipated in 2021 Pick for The Independent Buzzfeed The Nerd DailyWhen we came to America,… read more

Similar categories in Veronica Schanoes's Burning Girls and Other Stories book and Nnedi Okorafor's Ikenga

  • fantasy
  • fiction
"This is the nature of time — it dilates during suffering and also during joy, rushes through our fingers into the sea when we seek to hold it tight; when we are depressed, the hours open up indefinit…"

-Veronica Schanoes, Burning Girls and Other Stories

"That's the thing about depression; it inures you to wonder, even to fear. Skulls are chattering and squealing and all you can do is sigh and accept that they're right, that your best days ARE behind …"

-Veronica Schanoes, Burning Girls and Other Stories

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20. For Black Girls Like Me

By: Mariama J. Lockington

4.27

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

I am a girl but most days I feel like a question mark. Makeda June Kirkland is eleven years old,… read more

Similar categories in Mariama J. Lockington's For Black Girls Like Me book and Nnedi Okorafor's Ikenga

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Onyeka and the Heroes of the Dawn by Tọlá Okogwu

21. Onyeka and the Heroes of the Dawn

By: Tọlá Okogwu

4.13

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Onyeka and her superpowered friends set off to England on a rescue mission in this third installmen… read more

Similar categories in Tọlá Okogwu's Onyeka and the Heroes of the Dawn book and Nnedi Okorafor's Ikenga

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"I'm already part of something special. I'm helping to set up the new technology building at AOS. There are other ways to use Ike that don't involve going on secret missions and fighting. Our solar te…"

-Tọlá Okogwu, Onyeka and the Heroes of the Dawn

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Gordon Korman

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4.50

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