16 must-read fiction books like Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani

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Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree

By: Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani

4.26

Format: 336 pages, ebook

On April 14, 2014, Boko Haram kidnapped 276 girls. Some managed to escape. Many are still missing. …

If you liked the fiction plot in Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani , here is a list of 16 books like this:

Cover of The Hairdresser of Harare by Tendai Huchu

1. The Hairdresser of Harare

By: Tendai Huchu

4.34

Format: 345 pages, Paperback

Like very good dark chocolate this is a delicious novel, with a bitter-sweet flavour. Vimbai is a h… read more

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  • africa
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Tomorrow Died Yesterday by Chimeka Garricks

2. Tomorrow Died Yesterday

By: Chimeka Garricks

3.87

Format: 172 pages,

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  • africa
  • fiction
  • nigeria
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3. The Joys of Motherhood

By: Buchi Emecheta

3.92

Format: 98 pages, Paperback

Nnu Ego is a woman who gives all her energy, money and everything she has to raising her children -… read more

Similar categories in Buchi Emecheta's The Joys of Motherhood book and Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani's Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree

  • africa
  • fiction
  • nigeria
  • historical fiction

4. The Spider King's Daughter

By: Chibundu Onuzo

3.80

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Seventeen-year-old Abike Johnson is the favourite child of her wealthy father. She lives in a spraw… read more

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5. A Spell of Good Things

By: Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀

3.79

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Ayobami Adebayo, the celebrated author of Stay With Me unveils a dazzling story of modern Nigeria a… read more

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  • africa
  • nigeria
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Time was unforgiving, it didn’t stop, not even to give people a chance to scrape themselves off the floor if they’d been shattered."

-Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, A Spell of Good Things

"He stared back at her, unconcerned. She had always marvelled at his calm assurance that everything good in his life would either remain the same or get better. He took good fortune for granted. As th…"

-Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, A Spell of Good Things

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6. Tomorrow I Become a Woman

By: Aiwanose Odafen

4.24

Format: None pages, Audiobook

What can I do?’ she asked. You can fight, I thought, you can fight for your daughters. But then aga… read more

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  • africa
  • nigeria
  • historical
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of A Broken People's Playlist by Chimeka Garricks

7. A Broken People's Playlist

By: Chimeka Garricks

4.33

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A Broken People’s Playlist is a collection of short stories with underlying themes so beautifully w… read more

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  • africa
  • fiction
  • nigeria
  • contemporary
"They will ask me when I first knew I was in love with you. I will sign and say I don't know. It happened in fragments, piece by piece, separate moments over the years. Moments - that's how I remember…"

-Chimeka Garricks, A Broken People's Playlist

Cover of Ogadinma Or, Everything Will Be All Right by Ukamaka Olisakwe

8. Ogadinma Or, Everything Will Be All Right

By: Ukamaka Olisakwe

3.98

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Ogadinma Or, Everything Will be All Right tells the story of the naïve and trusting teenager Ogadin… read more

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  • africa
  • nigeria
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe by Steve Sheinkin

9. Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe

By: Steve Sheinkin

4.49

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A true story of two Jewish teenagers racing against time during the Holocaust—one in hiding in Hung… read more

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  • historical
  • audiobook
Cover of The Mechanics of Yenagoa by Michael Afenfia

10. The Mechanics of Yenagoa

By: Michael Afenfia

3.84

Format: 305 pages, Paperback

Ebinimi, star mechanic of Kalakala Street, is a man with a hapless knack for getting in and out of … read more

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  • africa
  • fiction
  • nigeria
  • contemporary
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11. The Middle Daughter

By: Chika Unigwe

3.83

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A lush, powerful tale of family and sisterhood from award-winning author Chika Unigwe, perfect for … read more

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  • africa
  • nigeria
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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12. A Good Name

By: Yejide Kilanko

4.00

Format: 275 pages, Paperback

Twelve years in America and Eziafa Okereke has nothing to show for it. Desperate to re-write his st… read more

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  • africa
  • fiction
  • nigeria
Cover of The Teller of Secrets by Bisi Adjapon

13. The Teller of Secrets

By: Bisi Adjapon

3.84

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In this stunning debut novel—a tale of self-discovery and feminist awakening—a feisty Nigerian-Ghan… read more

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  • africa
  • nigeria
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Dele Weds Destiny by Tomi Obaro

14. Dele Weds Destiny

By: Tomi Obaro

3.62

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The story of three once-inseparable college friends in Nigeria who reunite in Lagos for the first t… read more

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  • africa
  • nigeria
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults): A True Story of the Fight for Justice by Bryan Stevenson

15. Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults): A True Story of the Fight for Justice

By: Bryan Stevenson

4.50

Format: None pages, Audio CD

The young adult adaptation of the acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestseller Just Mercy--soon to be a … read more

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  • audiobook
"The power of just mercy is that it belongs to the undeserving. It's when mercy is least expected that it's most powerful."

-Bryan Stevenson, Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults): A True Story of the Fight for Justice

"My work has taught me a vital lesson. Each of us is more than the worse thing we've done. I am persuaded that the opposite of poverty is not wealth; the opposite of poverty is justice."

-Bryan Stevenson, Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults): A True Story of the Fight for Justice

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16. Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree

By: Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani

4.26

Format: 336 pages, ebook

On April 14, 2014, Boko Haram kidnapped 276 girls. Some managed to escape. Many are still missing. … read more

Similar categories in Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani's Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree book and Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani's Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree

  • africa
  • nigeria
  • historical
  • realistic fiction
  • war
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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17. We Were Girls Once

By: Aiwanose Odafen

3.82

Format: None pages, Audiobook

'We were three: complete, as we were meant to be…’ Ego, Zina and Eriife were always destined to … read more

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  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Even When Your Voice Shakes by Ruby Yayra Goka

18. Even When Your Voice Shakes

By: Ruby Yayra Goka

3.96

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A young woman speaks out against her wealthy abuser in this riveting YA novel from one of Ghana’s m… read more

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  • africa
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Nigerian Men Will Stain Your White by Alexandria Humphrey

19. Nigerian Men Will Stain Your White

By: Alexandria Humphrey

3.39

Format: 140 pages, Paperback

The novella revolves around the life of Efua Johnson, a woman of Ghanaian descent living in Lagos w… read more

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20. Broken. Not a halal love story

By: Fatima Bala

4.19

Format: 390 pages, Paperback

In this heartwrenching new novel from Award-winning author and poet, Fatima Bala, a connection send… read more

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"Broken into fragments, Heartbeats - counted, limited. Yet, I’d give all the beats I have left to hear my name escape your lips again. Ours is a togetherness that honors the beauty of our solitude."

-Fatima Bala, Broken. Not a halal love story

Cover of Only Big Bumbum Matters Tomorrow by Damilare Kuku

21. Only Big Bumbum Matters Tomorrow

By: Damilare Kuku

3.68

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Humor and poignance mix in this powerful polyphonic novel about family secrets, judgmental aunties,… read more

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  • africa
  • fiction
  • nigeria

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Tendai Huchu

4.34

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Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀

3.79

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Aiwanose Odafen

4.24

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Sefi Atta

3.88

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Daughters Who Walk This Path

Yejide Kilanko

4.00

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4.34

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