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The Girl with the Louding Voice
Abi Daré
Literary Fiction / Coming of Age / Nigeria
Synopsis
Adunni is a fourteen-year-old Nigerian girl who wants one thing above all: an education, and with it a 'louding voice'. Sold into marriage and then into servitude in Lagos, she refuses to let her circumstances silence her. Abi Daré's unforgettable debut — told in Adunni's distinctive, luminous voice — is a story of courage, dignity, and the power of a girl who will not be quieted.
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Discussion
Bring these to the table
Prompt 01 · The Girl with the Louding Voice
“How did Adunni's narrative voice affect your connection to her story?”
Prompt 02 · The Girl with the Louding Voice
“What does 'a louding voice' come to mean by the end of the book?”
Prompt 03 · The Girl with the Louding Voice
“Which act of kindness — or cruelty — stayed with you longest?”
Prompt 04 · The Girl with the Louding Voice
“How does the novel portray education as both escape and power?”
Prompt 05 · The Girl with the Louding Voice
“What did this book teach you about Nigeria that you didn't know before?”