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BECAUSE I AM A GIRL
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| By: |
Tim Butcher, Xiaolu Guo, Joanne Harris |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
| List price:
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£9.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1409089169 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781409089162 |
| Publisher: |
VINTAGE PUBLISHING |
| Pub. date: |
1 February, 2010 |
| Pages: |
208 |
| Translated from: |
English |
| Description: |
Because I am a girl I am less likely to go to school. Because I am a girl I am more likely to suffer from malnutrition. Because I am a girl I am more likely to suffer violence in the home. This title presents a collection of writings about prejudice, abuse, and neglect, and also about courage, resilience and changing attitudes. |
| Synopsis: |
Because I am a girl I am less likely to go to school Because I am a girl I am more likely to suffer from malnutritionBecause I am a girl I am more likely to suffer violence in the homeBecause I am a girl I am more likely to marry and start a family before I reach my twenties.Seven authors have visited seven different countries and spoken to young women and girls about their lives, struggles and hopes. The result is an extraordinary collection of writings about prejudice, abuse, and neglect, but also about courage, resilience and changing attitudes.Proceeds from sales of this book will go to PLAN, one of the world's largest child-centered community development organisations. |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
Vintage Digital |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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