Afar

Afar

Book Title:
Afar
Author:
Leila del Duca, Kit Seaton (Illustrator)
Pages:
152

Boetema is fed up with her parents. They have just moved to a new city after her it was revealed her father kind of made up his skill set. But instead of finding work in this new city the parents take off to become salt farmers in the desert leaving Boetema and her brother Inotu own their own. When Inotu gets in trouble with the authorities, they too escape to the desert. At the same time, Boetema is having strange dreams of other worlds and learns that she can astral project. After one such incident where she causes someone to be injured she must hone her skills in order to help instead of hurt. 

This was a beautiful graphic novel with a lot of gorgeous African influences. I loved the location and the style of the book. It takes place in a post-apocalyptic world that may be Earth. Boetema skips around a lot of other worlds and I really wish she had time to explore those for us. There were some really interesting ones. The world she did spend time in was also fascinating, but the story there could have used a bit more. I hope this becomes a series where we see more of Boetema's travels.