This is a powerful fictional story that may inspire readers to learn more about (and even become advocates for) teen girls held captive around the world. Although the kidnappers routinely commit unspeakably violent acts (men and women are beheaded and have their throats slit, children are murdered, girls are lashed and beaten, and women and teen girls are raped), the narration rarely describes any in detail. But the town is attacked by Boko Haram, and she and the other women and girls are taken captive, with little hope of escape. Told in short chapters by a teen girl nicknamed Ya Ta, it begins as she plans a new life at a boarding school far from her home in rural Nigeria. 152 likes, 5 comments - Chude Jideonwo (chudeity) on Instagram: 'One of my favourite authors and international journalist/essayist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani sat with.' Chude Jideonwo on Instagram: 'One of my favourite authors and international journalist/essayist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani sat with me for two editions of ChudesBookClub on her two.
Parents need to know that Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree, by Nigerian novelist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani is based on the real-life experiences of girls kidnapped by the terrorist group Boko Haram. Ya Ta and her family listen to BBC Radio and along with the news, listen to features about movies ( Frozen) and Oscar nominations for 12 Years a Slave, Gravity, and Philomena.
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