![]() And no matter where you're from, I want you to understand it well. My story will tell you what really happened. No, I am not a witch, a jinni, or a ghost posing as my living self. Anyone who would stalk two innocent teenagers, hide in a tree, and take pictures of them really needs to question his or her job. As many of you may know (and some of you may not, for who knows how far this book has come), I decided to write this book because of the stupid photos published in the Ooni Inquirer. To the late Virginia Hamilton, who showed me that people could fly, and my father and mother, who gave me the means to soar All Rights Reserved Used by Permission Warner Brothers Publications, U.S. (ASCAP)All Rights Administered By Chappell Music Ltd. ISBN-13: 978-0618-34090-3 Manufactured in the United States of America MP 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1Ī World of Our Own by Tom Springfield © 1965 (Renewed) Springfield-Music, Ltd. ![]() Summary: Zahrah, a timid thirteen-year-old girl, undertakes a dangerous quest into the Forbidden Greeny Jungle to seek the antidote for her best friend after he is bitten by a snake, and finds knowledge, courage, and hidden powers along the way. ![]() Zahrah the Windseeker / Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data ![]() For information about permission to reproduce selections from this book, write to Permissions, Houghton Mifflin Company, 215 Park Avenue South, New York, New York 10003. Text copyright © 2005 by Nnedi Okorafor-MbachuĪll rights reserved. ![]()
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