Purple hibiscus by Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi 

Paperback(Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2003)

BTSB #: 042368 Available

Dewey: FAges: 14-18   
AR: 5.8 UG RC: 7.2 9-12 Lexile: 920

Genres:

Subjects: Teenage girls - Fiction Children of the rich - Fiction Brothers and sisters - Fiction Fathers and daughters - Fiction Religious fanaticism - Fiction Coups d'e'tat - Fiction Aunts - Fiction Nigeria - Fiction

Summary: Fifteen-year-old Kambili and her older brother Jaja lead a privileged life in Enugu, Nigeria. They're completely shielded from the troubles of the world. Although her Papa is generous and well respected, he is fanatically religious and tyrannical at home-a home that is silent and suffocating. As the country begins to fall apart under a military coup, Kambili and Jaja are sent to their aunt, a university professor outside the city.