Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree

Based on interviews with young women who were kidnapped by Boko Haram, this poignant novel by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani tells the timely story of one girl who was taken from her home in Nigeria and her harrowing fight for survival. Includes an afterword by award-winning journalist Viviana Mazza. A new pair of shoes, a university degree, a husband--these are the things that a girl dreams of in a Nigerian village. And with a government scholarship right around the corner, everyone can see that these dreams aren't too far out of reach. But the girl's dreams turn to nightmares when her village is attacked by Boko Haram, a terrorist group, in the middle of the night. Kidnapped, she is taken with other girls and women into the forest where she is forced to follow her captors' radical beliefs and watch as her best friend slowly accepts everything she's been told. Still, the girl defends her existence. As impossible as escape may seem, her life--her future--is hers to fight for.

Product details

• Authors: Viviana Mazza, Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani
• Publisher: Tegen, Katherine
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 13
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9780062696731
• ISBN: 978-0-06-269673-1
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Young people's books from 12 years of age; YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Science Fiction / General *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Violence *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: School & Education / General *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Coming of Age *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Historical / United States / General *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: People & Places / Africa *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Historical / Africa *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: African American & Black