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This is my #bookspin book, initially added to my bingo board because September is back to school. I‘m not sure if I originally bought it for one of my now adult kids or not but I figure YA books fit the back to school prompt pretty well so I‘m cracking it open today.

This book popped up in a YA historical list & was available through my library e-books. A quick but intense read about a Nigerian teen taken by the terrorist group Boko Haram when her village is attacked. Well written, moving (i shed tears at the book & the afterward)) & so important to read to keep those still missing in mind) as it‘s based on interviews with many young women kidnapped by the group. I‘ll be thinking about this one for a while.💚

4 out of 5

After Saturday errands, my sandwich current addiction, lemonade & starting this book, a library e-book, which I thought was a good #WorldBookDay pick.

I couldn‘t even imagine.... 😱😨

This is a young adult novel about the real events of Boko Haram‘s abduction of girls and women in Northern Nigeria in 2014. Brutal.

This is so well done. A quick YA novel, told in vignettes. The mc is a bright young teenager, with aspirations of going to university. We learn of her hopes and dreams, family and friendships and daily life. But when Boko Harem attack her village, life changes forever.

Based on interviews with girls who escaped & families of the missing girls, it‘s simply written without ever simplifying extremism or judging the girls‘ reactions. Stunning.

It arrived...with sooo many unexpected goodies!! You are far too kind!! 😭😭 I ❤️ it all!! The socks are so soft!! I ❤️ hot chocolate! The magnetic notepad will be perfect for grocery & to-do lists on our fridge! The beautiful kitchen towel, the awesome bookmarks, the notes...I am blown away! I just got The Water Dancer & your review makes me want to bump it up my TBR! I have wanted to read Angela's Ashes for such a long time, THANK YOU so much!🤗

The audio version of this book is fantastic. The chapters are short and cover a wide variety of aspects of the protagonist‘s life before and after capture. Such a tragic story because it‘s based in reality. The afterword is enlightening.

Great, quick read.

Picked these up from the library! Hatchet was a fave of mine as a kid and I‘ll be buddy reading it with my niece. Color coordination was accidental but looks lovely!!

From Top to Bottom:

-The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
-Antigoddess by Kendare Blake
-Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani
Sea Witch by Sarah Henning
-Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
-European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman by Theodora Goss

#libraryhaul

#LMPBC GroupW

Mailed this today to @arubabookwoman ! Expected to arrive Tuesday.

This was an incredible book. I initially wasn‘t sure about the journal style format of short vignettes, but for the story that was being told, it worked very well and I got into it easily. The language was gorgeous and vivid without overshadowing the characters and the situations. Excellent choice, @lele1432 !

#LMPBC Group W
Starting this one today.
@lele1432 @Jee_HookedOnBookz @arubabookwoman

Forgot to take a picture before mailing, but it's headed your way @CSeydel to arrive by Apr.1st!

I hadn't kept up with the Boko Haram attacks in Nigeria, but this book made me do some research.The short, vignette style chapters sharpened the narrative focus for me. A "quick" read, although the subject matter is heavy. Left me with lots of questions about human depravity, martyrdom, brainwashing, & survival. 4 stars! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️#lmpbc #groupw #round5

#HelloThursday

1. Tagged. Need to finish for my #lmpbc group!
2. My parents are coming to town
3. I think once when I was a kid!
4. Only thru books.😊 But I hope to in person one day!
5. Happy early St. Paddy's Day! 🍀🍀

Finally starting my #lmpbc pick! Does anyone else put off books in anticipation of them being super good, or emotional, etc. lol?? It's a bad habit of mine. I'm sleepy so hopefully my eyes don't fail me and I can put a small dent in it! #bookclub #currentread #diversebooks #round5 #GroupW

"Not only is this a chronicle that tells a compelling story with authentic details and characterization, it is a testimony to the resilience of those who lived through the harrowing and traumatic experiences while under the control of the Boko Haram." Read the full review: https://wowlit.org/on-line-publications/review/volume-xi-issue-2/5/ #ya

A definite recommend - for both the writing and the audio. Some of the writing that describes the MC‘s early life is quite beautiful. I loved the short first person entries, almost like a diary. One shocking factoid is that Boko Haram used(s) girls as young as 7 as suicide bombers. 😢

I‘d really like to see a sequel told from the perspective of the MC and one of those who “choose” not to return from the forest.

This book broke my heart ? it was such a good read and interestingly structured (each "chapter" is structured like a memory or thought)

Knowing that this book is based on true events, you read with a growing sense of dread.

I honestly don't know how I was not a bawling mess.

This book is important. It may be fiction, but it represents horrible things that are really going on in our world.

#bringbackourgirls

(pic from #Goodreads)

(full review at https://mydearwatsonbooks.wordpress.com/2019/01/04/buried-beneath-the-baobab-tre...

Tonight's bedtime read.