Rebel sisters

Title:

Rebel sisters

Author:

Onyebuchi, Tochi, author.

Personal Author:

Onyebuchi, Tochi, author.

ISBN:

9781984835062

Physical Description:

451 pages ; 22 cm

General Note:

Sequel to: War girls.

Abstract:

Living a comfortable life in the Space Colonies, Ify, now nineteen and a medical administrator, must return to wartorn Nigeria, where she last saw her sister, to investigate why young refugees from that nation are carrying a deadly virus.

2181. It's been five years since the Biafran War ended. Ify is living a comfortable life in the Space Colonies as a medical administrator. Back in Nigeria, Uzo, a young synth, helps an aid worker, Xifeng, restore images and details of the war held in the technology of destroyed androids. The government is trying to eradicate any signs that the war ever happened. When a virus breaks out among the children in the Space Colonies, Ify must go back to the homeland she thought she'd left behind forever. -- adapted from jacket

Reading Level:

Ages 12+ Razorbill.

Subject Term:

Space colonies -- Fiction.

YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Dystopian.

Geographic Term:

Nigeria -- Fiction.

Genre:

Young adult fiction.

Summary:

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Summary

In the epic, action-packed sequel to the "brilliant" (Booklist, starred review) novel War Girls , the battles are over, but the fight for justice has just begun.

It's been five years since the Biafran War ended. Ify is now nineteen and living where she's always dreamed--the Space Colonies. She is a respected, high-ranking medical officer and has dedicated her life to helping refugees like herself rebuild in the Colonies.

Back in the still devastated Nigeria, Uzo, a young synth, is helping an aid worker, Xifeng, recover images and details of the war held in the technology of destroyed androids. Uzo, Xifeng, and the rest of their team are working to preserve memories of the many lives lost, despite the government's best efforts to eradicate any signs that the war ever happened.

Though they are working toward common goals of helping those who suffered, Ify and Uzo are worlds apart. But when a mysterious virus breaks out among the children in the Space Colonies, their paths collide. Ify makes it her mission to figure out what's causing the deadly disease. And doing so means going back to the homeland she thought she'd left behind forever.

Reviews (1)

Kirkus Review

Ify and Uzo are connected by more than sharing an oppressive, war-torn country; they cross paths when Ify returns on a vital mission in this sequel to War Girls (2019). It has been five years since the Biafran War ended, and Ify--in the Alabast Space Colony--isn't eager to look back. She has climbed her way to the top and, at only 19, is set to become a doctor and assistant director, overseeing care for incoming refugees. When synths--humanoid machines that are given human memories--and cyberized refugee children suddenly lapse into comas after receiving deportation orders, Ify desperately wants answers. Tasked with returning to Nigeria, Ify must now confront the past she longed to leave behind. Uzo, a 15-year-old synth who yearns to belong, has been helping Enyemaka and Xifeng acquire and preserve memories of a war that the government wants to erase. Their paths collide, forcing Uzo and Ify to work together. Told in alternating viewpoints, the story examines the effects of trauma in a postwar society, colonization, immigration, and government distrust through the lens of two girls searching for answers. Third-person chapters that follow Ify are juxtaposed with Uzo's logical and precise first-person narration; both are replete with descriptions of Nigerian culture. Ify and Uzo are Black; Xifeng is Han Chinese. A thought-provoking, action-packed addition to the series. (Science fiction. 14-adult) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.