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|author=Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu
|title=The Shadow Speaker
|rating=2.5
|genre=Teens
|summary=Set in Western Africa in 2070, in a world which has been forever changed by Peace Bombs, released years ago by an environmental group to counteract the effects of a US nuclear bomb, teenage heroine Eiji grows up knowing she is different. The Peace Bomb has given many people superpowers, hers being to communicate with shadows. But five years ago, the warrior queen Jaa beheaded Eiji's tyrannical father, and Jaa has returned seeking Eiji's help. While her mother forbids her from leaving her town, the shadows tell Eiji that if she doesn't go with Jaa war is inevitable. What can she do?
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1423100360</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Liz Kessler
