The Girl with the Louding Voice
Author: Abi Daré
Category: Other
Published: 2020
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Read OnlineNamed a Most Anticipated Book of 2020 by PopSugar, Marie Claire, Electric Literature, Daily Kos, Library Journal, The Every Girl, and Read it Forward! "A bold new storyteller...Abi Daré's fearless debut is a celebration of girls who dare to dream and those who help unfurl their wings so that they might soar." —Imbolo Mbue, New York Times bestselling author of Behold the Dreamers (Oprah's Book Club pick) A powerful, emotional debut novel told in the unforgettable voice of a young Nigerian woman who is trapped in a life of servitude but determined to get an education so that she can escape and choose her own future.Adunni is a fourteen-year-old Nigerian girl who knows what she wants: an education. This, her mother has told her, is the only way to get a "louding voice"—the ability to speak for herself and decide her own future. But...