Sasha is extremely hot-headed and has too little respect for authority. He was born and raised in America, but was sent to Nigeria as a punishment. Sasha: Sasha is the fourth member of the group of young Leopards. Chichi’s mother is a Nimm priestess, chosen at birth to serve a spirit and reject wealth. Her natural Leopard ability is memory: “she can read a thousand books and remember what’s in all of them,” Anatov tells Sunny (page 114). She’s quick to tease her friends but also quick to anger when being teased. Chichi and her mother live in a run-down mud hut because they believe that being rich in knowledge is far more important than being rich in material assets. Although she appears to be the same age as the others, she refuses to reveal how old she actually is. ‘Why don’t you try to learn some undoing jujus yourself?'” (page 282).Ĭhichi: Chichi is a Leopard Person who lives with her mother next door to Orlu. This is an indispensable skill, but Orlu becomes frustrated when Chichi uses it as an excuse to perform dangerous Juju: “‘You always make a mess assuming I’ll clean it up,’ Orlu said. Such a severe imperfection is indicative of an equally powerful skill: Orlu possesses the natural ability to undo Juju spells. Orlu’s major flaw is his dyslexia, which greatly deterred his ability to learn to read as a child. Orlu is quiet and generally well-behaved, but he can think quickly on his feet. He, along with Chichi, help Sunny to realize her true identity as a Leopard Person. Orlu: Orlu is Sunny’s classmate and fellow Leopard Person-in-training. Being albino also signals Sunny’s ability to disappear at will, and even to go between this world and the spirit world. Sunny was born albino, but after discovering her spirit face, the sun doesn’t burn her skin painfully the way it used to. Sunny’s name reflects her spirit face: “Her spirit face was the sun, all shiny gold and glowing with pointy rays.” (page 93). She is a free agent Leopard Person, meaning that neither of her parents have magical ability. She was born and raised in America, but at 12 years old, she is living in her parents’ homeland of Nigeria. Sunny: Sunny is the main character in Akata Witch.

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