The Chibok Girls: The Boko Haram Kidnappings and Islamist Militancy in Nigeria by Helon Habila

The Chibok Girls: The Boko Haram Kidnappings and Islamist Militancy in Nigeria

Helon Habila

128 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction politics religion challenging informative sad medium-paced

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"In rescuing the Chibok tragedy from 'mythic status, ' Habila's unusual primer quietly yet powerfully revives the call to take notice."--The Atlantic On April 14, 2014, 276 girls from the Chibok Secondary School in northern Nigeria were kidnapped ...

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informative 87%
dark 62%
sad 50%
challenging 37%
emotional 25%
reflective 12%
tense 12%

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medium 33%
fast 33%

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