The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi DaréMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
At first this seemed like a *typical* story of a third-world girl, growing up in a culture that does not value education for women, where girls and women are often the victims of violence, and poverty is pervasive. Yet this book transcends that story-line, while also illustrating those very truths. Adduni narrates her tale in her own voice, which is a little pidgin and a bit hard to navigate at first. She is naive yet wise, persecuted yet resiliently optimistic. Her one desire is to be educated--not for riches, for she learns first-hand that problems trouble everyone, rich or poor--but so that she can have a pounding voice, or be a person of influence and power on behalf of those who are silenced or ignored. You can't help but charmed with Adduni's hope, compassion, and curiosity.
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