Ali, Nujood.

I am Nujood, age 10 and divorced Nujood Ali, with Delphine Minoui ; translated by Linda Coverdale. - 1st American ed. - New York : Three Rivers Press, c2010. - 188 p. ; 21 cm.

Translation of: Moi Noujoud, 10 ans, divorcée.

Ali Nujood, the first child bride in Yemen to win a divorce, tells the story of her experiences after her father arranged for her to be married in 2008 at the age of ten to a man three times her age, describes what happened when she sought out a judge in order to get a divorce, and discusses the impact of her actions on traditional Yemen culture and society.

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Child marriage--Yemen (Republic)
Girls--Social conditions.--Yemen (Republic)
Child marriage.
Girls--Social conditions.--Yemen (Republic)

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