Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani

Viviana Mazza

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.

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.

Storia di Malala

*Vencedor do Prêmio FNLIJ 2018 na categoria Tradução/Adaptação Informativo* É pela voz de vovó Nombulelo que a história de Mandela ganha vida: suas raízes, seus contos favoritos, as brincadeiras inesquecíveis que fizeram parte de sua infância simples nos campos de sua terra natal e o despertar para os ideais de igualdade e democracia que marcaram a vida do ativista que passou 27 anos na prisão por um sonho de liberdade. O Menino Nelson Mandela é uma biografia romanceada que aborda com leveza assuntos como opressão, racismo e segregação e narra a trajetória da figura mítica do primeiro presidente negro da África do Sul, entremeada pela visão de mundo do homem cuja luta pôs fim ao apartheid e devolveu a esperança e a liberdade a toda uma nação. Mandela é, acima de tudo, o líder de um povo que aprendeu a perdoar.

O Menino Nelson Mandela

Le donne con il niqab sono le mogli dei miliziani di Boko Haram. Mi chiedo se alcune siano le ragazze di Chibok. Alcune hanno gli occhi giovani, altre le zampe di gallina. Alcune hanno mani di seta, altre di lucertola. Il pesante velo mostra poco del loro aspetto. Non è possibile guardarle in faccia, ma le loro voci dicono ciò che provano. Nessuno conosce il numero preciso delle giovani donne rapite e violate in nome di una guerra contro la libertà, ma più dei numeri contano i loro nomi, i loro occhi, i loro sogni. Alternando realtà e narrazione, cronaca e romanzo, Viviana Mazza e Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani danno voce alle loro storie e alla speranza che tornino presto a casa.

Ragazze rubate. Storia delle ragazze rapite da Boko Haram

Friedensnobelpreisträgerin 2014 Malala Yousafzai ist 11 Jahre alt und lebt mit ihrer Familie im Swat-Tal im Nordwesten Pakistans, als die Taliban ein Schulverbot für Mädchen verhängen. Doch Malala geht weiterhin zum Unterricht und fordert das Recht der Mädchen auf Bildung. Bis im Oktober 2012 ein Attentäter der Taliban ihren Schulbus stürmt und gezielt auf sie schießt. Wie durch ein Wunder überlebt sie den Anschlag. Der Fall von Malala ging auf der ganzen Welt durch die Medien, 2014 erhielt sie den Friedensnobelpreis – und sie ist nun so berühmt, dass sie keinen Nachnamen mehr nötig hat.

Viviana Mazza

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