In Binti (2 hours and 30 minutes) by Nnedi Okarafor, a woman named Binti becomes the first of the Himba people to ever be admitted to the elite Oomza University. Though Binti is excited to attend, enrolling at the University means she'll have to leave her family behind . . . and also survive the vicious battle between Oomza University and an alien race known as the Meduse.