Beneath the Tamarind Tree: A Story of Courage, Family, and the Lost Schoolgirls of Boko Haram

"Sesay has given us a gift in this account of the Stolen Chibok Girls of Nigeria . . . it is equal parts memoir, thriller, and inspirational call to arms." —Meryl Streep

In the early morning of April fourteen, 2014, the militant Islamic group Boko Haram violently burst into the small town of Chibok, Nigeria, and abducted 276 girls from their school dorm rooms. From poor families, these girls were determined to make better lives for themselves, but pursuing an education made them targets, res...