Shani

Group

Majiri

Gender

Female

Relationships

• Najuma (Niece)
• Hodari (Brother)
• Unnamed (Brother)
• Timo (Cousin)
• Rosii (Sister)
• Jiraan (Brother-in-law)

Shani is Hodari's sister.

Maybe Shani’ll be beggin’ to come here next.
–Hodari

Relationships

Family

• Najuma (Niece)
• Hodari (Brother)
• Unnamed (Brother)
• Timo (Cousin)
• Rosii (Sister)
• Jiraan (Brother-in-law)

Biography

Shani, Hodari’s sister, never fails to send her yearly letter—full of concern, judgment, and just enough affection to keep Hodari from tossing it out too fast. She’s the kind who says “bless your heart” and means anything but.

Though they haven’t seen each other in years, Shani keeps urging Hodari to come home, reminding him the family—and especially their mother—misses him.