Okorafor, Nnedi. Binti. 2015. A Tom Doherty Associates Book. New York, NY. Binti is chasing her dreams. She is the first of the Himba tribe to be offered a place at Ooma University. When her parents forbid her to go, Binti sneaks away from her family and gets a ride to the university on a space ship headed across the galaxy to Uni with a ship full of strangers.
The customs of the Himbas are strange to the people around them, and they are considered to be disgusting outcasts. Even in the spaceship full of strangers, Binti finds a way to fit in with the people who will soon be her classmates.
But, when the space ship comes under attack from the Meduse, Binti finds herself in the unique position of translator between the Meduse and everyone else. But, will Binti be able to survive the trials that await her?
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