True Teen Stories from Nigeria
Surviving Boko Haram
Surviving Terror: True Teen Stories from Around the World
Reading Level: 8
Interest Level: 7-12
In April 2014, the Muslim extremist group Boko Haram kidnapped 276 schoolgirls from the town of Chibok, Nigeria. Over the next three years, some of the girls began to emerge from captivity and told their stories. They faced harrowing experiences, yet they survived. This resources includes teens' accounts of their time as prisoners and offers insight into Nigeria's problems, and the efforts of human rights activists to build a more peaceful nation.
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"Includes all the essential elements of a reliable informational text: glossy photographs, maps, additional resources, and a glossary. The voices of contemporary teenagers from various backgrounds remind readers of Nigeria's diversity and that all lives are affected by those with power." —Booklist
