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. This young adult novel is an excellent choice for accelerated tween readers in grades 7 to 8, especially during homeschooling. It's a fun way to keep your child entertained and engaged while not in the classroom.

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.

--ALA Booklist (starred review)

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
Published: 09/04/2018
ISBN: 9780062696724
Pages: 336
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.80w x 1.10d

Review Citations: Shelf Awareness 10/16/2018
Publishers Weekly 07/30/2018
Booklist 06/01/2018 pg. 84
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2018 pg. 128
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2018
Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview 08/15/2018 pg. 81
School Library Journal 09/01/2018 pg. 123
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2019 pg. 99
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 199334 / Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree
Reading Level: 6 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 7