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The Bottled Leopard by Chuwkuemeka Ike

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1 author picked The Bottled Leopard as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I grew up reading fairy tales from other lands and taking our own oral stories back home for granted. At the very least, our stories belonged to dark, scary places.

This book changed all that. It was magical! It showed me new Igbo mythology and made my culture appealing and heroic. What's not to love? 

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