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Actress Lupita Nyong'o To Author Children's Book

LOS ANGELES (CBSNewYork) -- Actress Lupita Nyong'o can soon add author to her growing list of accomplishments.

The Academy Award winner us writing a children's book called "Sulwe."

It's named after the main character, a five-year-old Kenyan girl who has the darkest skin in her family.

The book is said to be about perceptions of beauty and self-love, and is expected to be in stores next January.

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