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Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani & Viviana Mazza [Nwaubani, Adaobi Tricia] is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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“Nigerian author Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani’s harrowing YA debut is certain to stun readers. Nwaubani portions out the heartrending story in brief chapters with deceptively poetic prose... a disturbing, agonizing story that will surely provide rich thought & discussion.” — Shelf Awareness (starred review)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 & 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 & women into the forest where she is forced to follow her captors’ radical beliefs & watch as her best friend slowly accepts everything she’s been told.Still, the girl defends her existence

Who reads Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree?

Author

Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani & Viviana Mazza [Nwaubani, Adaobi Tricia]

Publisher

Katherine Tegen Books

Published

2018

Language

EN

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Young Adult

Rating

4.5 / 5 (202 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14