Attic Book Club Discusses Zarah the Windseeker

Following Bright-Sided and continuing our theme of alternating between a lighter, more uplifting read and something somewhat more "serious" or tragic, August's book is Zarah the Windseeker, by Nnedi Okorafor.

SUMMARY: In the northern Ooni Kingdom, fear of the unknown runs deep, and children born dada are rumored to have special powers. Thirteen-year-old Zahrah Tsami feels like a normal girls life - she grows her own flora computer; has mirrors sewn onto her cloths; and stays clear of the Forbidden Greeny Jungle.

But unlike other kids in the village of Kirki , Zahrah was born with the telling dadalocks.

(Goodreads link: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1257586.Zahrah_the_Windseeker )

Attic Reads is intended to be a fairly relaxed chance to discuss books through a feminist lens, featuring a mix of newer works of fiction and non-fiction and parts of older feminist "canon" as well as some lighter YA featuring female characters and authors.

One room in the space will be reserved for quiet reading and we will be discussing Zarah the Windseeker in the other room.