Onyeka\u2019s hair is extraordinary: it makes strangers stop in the streets. When she discovers she can control her hair with her mind, what once was an insecurity, now becomes her superpower! Onyeka is whisked off to the Academy of the Sun, a school in Nigeria where Solari\u2014children with superpowers\u2014are trained. But soon, Onyeka and her new friends get caught up in an epic battle. . . one that puts the future of all Solari at risk.<\/p>\n Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun\u00a0<\/em>has been critically appraised as:<\/p>\n \u201cExhilarating and original.\u201d\u00a0Kiran Millwood Hargrave<\/strong>,\u00a0The Girl of Ink and Stars<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cA thrilling, action-packed adventure full of heart.\u201d\u00a0Hannah Gold<\/strong>,\u00a0The Last Bear<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cAn inspiring, original and exciting roller coaster of a book.\u201d\u00a0Katie Tsang<\/strong>, co-author of\u00a0Dragon Mountain<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cA thrilling, magical page-turner.\u201d\u00a0Jenny McLachlan<\/strong>,\u00a0The Land of Roar<\/em><\/p>\n The story, soon to be a Feature Film with a major streamer has been described as\u00a0Black Panther<\/em>\u00a0meets\u00a0X-Men<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Percy Jackson<\/em>. Masobe Books sealed a two-book deal with Simon and Schuster, acquiring the publishing rights to both books in the series. The Nigerian edition of\u00a0Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun\u00a0<\/em>will be published on July 14th<\/sup>\u00a02022.<\/p>\n About the Author<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n S\u00e0ny\u00e0<\/strong><\/p>\n A masterful and fantastical debut,\u00a0S\u00e0ny\u00e0<\/em>\u00a0is an epic fable about siblings whose intertwined destinies has fated them to either be the saviour of their people, or the destroyers of their world.<\/p>\n S\u00e0ny\u00e0 always felt different. And everyone that knew her\u2014the people in the village she grew up in, her beloved brother, Dada, her Aunt Abike, and even her parents before she was born\u2014knew that there was something special about her, too. After an unspeakable tragedy causes her to leave home and grow up too soon, she is devastated to find that her incredible powers are linked to a future which she must fight, even at the cost of her very soul. She begins life anew, hoping that the dark prophesy would somehow rewrite itself. Soon, however, her carefully crafted life and identity becomes the catalyst for a deadly war that will tear her family apart, and doom everything she holds dear.<\/p>\n S\u00e0ny\u00e0<\/em>\u00a0is a story about family, dangerous love, divine order and chaos\u2014all set against the backdrop of a fantastical, enthralling empire that holds even the \u00d2r\u00ec\u1e63\u00e0 themselves spellbound.<\/p>\n The book has been critically appraised as:<\/p>\n \u2018A fascinating combination of culture, fantasy and mythology in true African style.\u2019 \u2013HJ Golakai<\/strong>,\u00a0The Score and The Lazarus Effect<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cA powerful and magnificent debut. Impossible to put down.\u201d\u00a0Ukamaka Olisakwe<\/strong>,\u00a0Ogadinma<\/em><\/p>\n \u201c. . . a thrilling reimagining of an epic tale that will blow the reader out of the water. A worthy debut from a writer we will hear a lot about.\u201d\u00a0Tunde Leye<\/strong>,\u00a0Afonja: The Rise and Fall<\/em><\/p>\n S\u00e0ny\u00e0<\/em>\u00a0is set to be released on the 19th<\/sup>\u00a0of October 2022.<\/p>\n About the Author<\/strong><\/p>\n For more information, please contact: Theresa Ominiabohs at 07018383286, email: info@masobebooks.com, follow us @Masobebooks on Instagram and Twitter, or visit the Masobe Books website at www.masobebooks.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As part of an ongoing commitment to discovering and supporting outstanding literary work, Masobe is pleased to formally welcome two (2) new extraordinarily talented writers who have crafted phenomenal works that will reinvigorate their respective genres. Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun An action-packed duology and magical middle grade adventure novel, Onyeka and the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1131,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[334],"tags":[],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-1130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","thb-post-share-style1"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/masobebooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Onyeka-Website-684x1024.jpg\")
<\/strong>An action-packed duology and magical middle grade adventure novel, Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun<\/em>\u00a0is about a British-Nigerian girl who discovers that her Afro has psychokinetic powers.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/masobebooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Tola-Okogwu-2-e1651477123467-953x1024.jpg\")
\nT\u1ecdl\u00e1 Okogwu<\/strong>\u00a0is a British-Nigerian Author, Journalist and Hair Care Educator. Born in Nigeria but raised in London, she holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism. Through her books and wider writing, she constantly seeks to create \u2018mirrors and windows\u2019, allowing children the opportunity to read books that are reflective of their own experiences and other cultures. T\u1ecdl\u00e1 lives in Kent, England with her husband and two daughters.<\/p>\n
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\nOyin Olugbile<\/strong>\u00a0holds a B.A (Hons) in Creative Arts from the University of Lagos, she also holds a few Post-graduate Certificates from the Lagos Business School, Harvard Business School Online, the School of Politics, Policy and Governance (SPPG) and a MSc from King\u2019s College London. She currently works as a Social Impact Management Consultant. Oyin Olugbile is also the Chief Curator of the Experience Factory, an education enterprise dedicated to curating out of classroom experiences for young people. EXF programs range from Arts & Crafts, STEM, Photography, Health & Nutrition to Financial Literacy. Sanya is her debut novel.<\/p>\n