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President Obama Calls for Empowering Girls in Kenya

Posted on July 30, 2015 by katiequirkauthor

As readers of A Girl Called Problem know, one of the central challenges faced by thirteen-year-old Shida in the novel is a traditional belief by some in her village that girls should not attend school. Even one of the teachers … Continue reading →

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