Because the climate begins to chill and leaves litter the bottom, all we wish to do is pour a heat drink, seize a blanket, and curl up with an amazing e book. And within the fall, we frequently discover ourselves reaching for novels—fictional tales that remind us of what’s true.
This month, the Alternative Ebook Membership is studying Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
Purple Hibiscus tells the story of teenage siblings in Nigeria—kids who’ve a seemingly great life however whose secrets and techniques are tearing them aside. The New Yorker described Adichie as “one of the vital important and authentic novelists of her era,” and The Washington Publish Ebook World known as Purple Hibiscus “breathtaking.”
Alternative Worldwide is accustomed to the challenges younger folks in Nigeria face. Maybe most urgent, there are extra kids at present out of faculty on this West African nation than anyplace else on the planet. In 2019, Alternative launched EduFinance packages in Nigeria to assist faculties enhance their infrastructure, mother and father hold their kids in lecture rooms, and academics enhance the standard of schooling they provide. We’re decided to make schooling in Nigeria, and world wide, each accessible and high-quality for all kids.
So throw on that sweatshirt, seize a duplicate of Purple Hibiscus, and be a part of us in studying this story of the turmoil of adolescence and the promise of freedom.
Glad studying!
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