Imprint: Vintage
Published: 21/01/2010
ISBN: 9780099535928
Length: 208 Pages
Dimensions: 198mm x 13mm x 129mm
Weight: 149g
RRP: £9.99
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
Because I am a girl I am more likely to marry and start a family before I reach my twenties.
Eight authors have visited eight 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.
Imprint: Vintage
Published: 21/01/2010
ISBN: 9780099535928
Length: 208 Pages
Dimensions: 198mm x 13mm x 129mm
Weight: 149g
RRP: £9.99
Edgy and bold...not your standard do-good, feel-good collection at all