I Am Nujod: Annotated Bibliography

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The book I read was I am Nujood, age 10 and divorced by Nujood Ali is an eye-opening autobiography on any little girl living in Yemen. The book takes place in the country of Yemen. The story is about how a girl name Nujood forced married to a man three times her age. She is wanting her rights and wants to be free from the man she didn’t even know when she got married. It was hard for Nujood wanting to get divorced. In the city of Yemen it is common for girls to get married at a young age it’s like it’s part of their culture. Nujood was in a forced marriage at the age of 9. In Yemen it is also common for women that they must obey the orders of the men. Nujood was abused by her inlaws and was raped by her husband. She had enough of it. I enjoyed