Bring back our girls : the untold story of the global search for Nigeria's missing schoolgirls Cover Image

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Bring back our girls : the untold story of the global search for Nigeria's missing schoolgirls / Joe Parkinson and Drew Hinshaw.

Parkinson, Joe, (author.). Hinshaw, Drew, (author.).

Record details

ISBN: 9780062933928
ISBN: 0062933922
Physical Description: xii, 409 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021]
Copyright: ©2021

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-397) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Prologue -- Part I: Kidnapped. "Gather outside" ; The day of the test ; The perfume seller ; Kolo and Naomi ; The caretaker of an orphan ; @Oby ; "Timbuktu" ; #BringBackOurGirls -- Part II: An open-air prison. The blogger and the barrister ; Thumb-drive deal ; Mala Ahmed's rules ; The mothers' march ; "You must write one too" ; Tree of life ; The senator's house ; Maryam and Sadiya ; "These girls are global citizens" ; Christmas -- Part III: A global conflict. The foreign fighters ; Agents of peace ; The general ; Shadrach, Meschach, and Abednego ; Sisters ; The imam ; The escapade ; The deadline ; The windows are closed -- Part IV: A breakthrough. "I'm not going anywhere" ; The fire ; "Never trust a breakthrough" ; Meeting in Manhattan ; Praise God ; The one you've been looking for ; "Now there is trust" ; Naomi and Kolo ; Epilogue ; Postscript.