When the officer slams her brother to the ground, Lolo’s powers manifest for the first time. Smart, quiet 14-year-old Loretta “Lolo” Wright struggles to stand up for herself until, on what should be a routine trip to a convenience store, her 16-year-old brother, James, is mistakenly accused of stealing by the police. Grammy Award–winning artist Keys co-authors a YA superhero graphic novel bearing the title of her hit song. Lelek is brown skinned and Sanja is white and fat secondary characters are diverse in skin tone.Ī charmingly illustrated story with a strolling pace.
The minimal text will occasionally force readers to pay close attention to the visual cues and the meandering plot. Dream sequences and flashbacks provide in-depth insights into Sanja and Lelek, furthering their characterizations and their relationship to one another. A mix of bright pastels and dark panels set the tone for this eccentric story. Zabarsky’s (contributor: Tim'rous Beastie, 2017) illustrations give texture to the abundant, fantastical natural setting. As Sanja’s past catches up to them, the girls’ journey takes a turn for the worse, and Sanja must save Lelek’s life. Along the way, they make friends and enemies, fall in love, and learn to trust.
The girls decide to move from town to town challenging witches to battles and charging spectators for tickets as they seek to restore Lelek’s missing magic. Sanja insists that Lelek stop cheating people. Lelek, after seeing how expertly Sanja wields a sword, kidnaps Sanja so that she can learn from her how to fight. Sanja witnesses her conflict with a disgruntled customer and the magical fight that ensues. Lelek is a witch who travels through the land cheating townsfolk to survive.
A girl and a witch go on a quest to reunite the witch with her missing powers.
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