![]() ![]() ![]() For centuries, the Chieftain of Wakanda (the Black Panther) has gained his powers through the juices of the Heart-Shaped Herb. This story follows Shuri as she sets out on a quest to save her homeland of Wakanda. In Stone’s handling, Shuri takes center stage and exhibits her intelligence, wit, and unique strengths while showing that a princess is more than enough to save a nation. Shuri is a skilled martial artist, a genius, and a master of science and technology. Girl power reigns supreme in this novel companion to the Black Panther universe, and Stone ( Clean Getaway) engagingly portrays the mind of a genius, teenage princess (complete with mission log–esque journal entries). From New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone comes an all-new upper middle grade series based on one of the Marvel Universes break-out characters-Shuri. Frustrated, she and K’Marah, a protector in training, set off on a secret mission to find what’s killing the plants and how to stop it before the last herb dies out forever. When the heart-shaped herb that ignites the Black Panther’s powers begins rapidly dying, Shuri is appalled at her family’s surprising lack of urgency regarding the problem. Even with all of her achievements, though, her mother and T’Challa-her brother, king of Wakanda and the current Black Panther-still treat Shuri like a child who doesn’t truly understand the propriety required of her. At 13, Princess Shuri has already accomplished so much as a scientist that she’s on the path to becoming Wakanda’s minister of technology and advancement. ![]()
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