A review by deckle_edged_dre
The Chibok Girls: The Boko Haram Kidnappings and Islamist Militancy in Nigeria by Helon Habila
4.0
This was a very compelling report on the 2014 kidnapping of the Chibok Seconday School girls. I feel like I was able to learn a lot about the political climate (crisis?) in Nigeria and all that lead up to this dreadful event. A few of the descriptions of what happened to the parents after the kidnapping where very haunting and will stay with me. I definitely think that this an important book and I am very glad that I read it.
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Description: On April 15, 2014, 267 girls from the Chibok Secondary School in northern Nigeria were kidnapped by Boko Haram, the world's deadliest terrorist group. Most were never heard from again. Acclaimed Nigerian novelist Helon Habila tracks down some of the escaped girls and their families to hear their stories and to offer the most complete and intimate account yet of this horrible tragedy that stunned the world.
Book Appeal Terms:
Genre: Collective Biographies; Life stories; Politics and global affairs
Writing Style: Compelling; Thoughtful
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Description: On April 15, 2014, 267 girls from the Chibok Secondary School in northern Nigeria were kidnapped by Boko Haram, the world's deadliest terrorist group. Most were never heard from again. Acclaimed Nigerian novelist Helon Habila tracks down some of the escaped girls and their families to hear their stories and to offer the most complete and intimate account yet of this horrible tragedy that stunned the world.
Book Appeal Terms:
Genre: Collective Biographies; Life stories; Politics and global affairs
Writing Style: Compelling; Thoughtful