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The Last Girl

by Nadia Murad

Age band: 18+

Looky Rating System: Violence 5/5, Love & Romance 0/5, Mental Health 4/5, Language 2/5, Substance Use 0/5, Fear / Horror 5/5, Fantasy / Supernatural 0/5, LGBTQ+ Representation 0/5.

Description

WINNER OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE • In this “courageous” (The Washington Post) memoir of survival, a former captive of the Islamic State tells her harrowing and ultimately inspiring story. Nadia Murad was born and raised in Kocho, a small village of farmers and shepherds in northern Iraq. A member of the Yazidi community, she and her brothers and sisters lived a quiet life. Nadia had dreams of becoming a history teacher or opening her own beauty salon.