{"product_id":"buried-beneath-the-baobab-tree-9780062696731","title":"Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBased 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. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStill, the girl defends her existence. As impossible as escape may seem, her life--her future--is hers to fight for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNwaubani, Adaobi Tricia:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eAdaobi Tricia Nwaubani\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Nigerian writer and journalist. The author of the award-winning novel \u003cem\u003eI Do Not Come to You by Chance, \u003c\/em\u003e Adaobi has had her writing featured in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times, \u003c\/em\u003ethe \u003cem\u003eGuardian, \u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker. \u003c\/em\u003eYou can find her at www.adaobitricia.com.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMazza, Viviana:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eViviana Mazza\u003c\/strong\u003e is an Italian journalist who won the 2010 Marco Luchetta Journalist Prize, dedicated to raising awareness of the plight of children affected by war. She has also written \u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eStory of Malala \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Baby Nelson\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eMandela\u003c\/em\u003e, which were published in Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50409557164306,"sku":"9780062696731","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ddfb1dcf-6557-4b04-9812-97456e9497a4.jpg?v=1749567088","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/buried-beneath-the-baobab-tree-9780062696731","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}