{"product_id":"sonita-my-fight-against-tyranny-and-my-escape-to-freedom-sonita-alizada-hardcover","title":"Sonita: My Fight Against Tyranny and My Escape to Freedom -- Sonita Alizada, Hardcover","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2026 AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION ALEX AWARD WINNER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNearly 15 million girls, including many in the U.S., are forced into marriage each year. Each of these girls has a price tag\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003eand a story. Sonita Alizada was almost sold twice. Her price tag was $9,000. The money her family received for selling her would pay for her brother's wife. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first time Sonita was put up for sale, she was 10 years old and she thought that she was participating in a dress-up game. She quickly realized that, in her culture, a wedding is a kind of funeral for the bride. Sonita says, \"It represents the loss of a future. The loss of a voice.\" After the marriage fell through, she was placed on sale again. She was expected to form a family, sleep with a man she never met, and then repeat the terrible cycle with her own children. But Sonita wanted more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSonita, \u003c\/i\u003ethe rap artist and activist shares the story of how she fled Afghanistan to pursue her dreams and evolved into a woman who is changing the world: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShe shares incredible highs, like winning the song writing contest that gave her the opportunity of a lifetime, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnimaginable lows, like when the cruel Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eand how some of her family escaped, and how some were left behind.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSonita also shares photos and access to exclusive music.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers of \u003ci\u003eI Am Malala\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eSonita \u003c\/i\u003eteaches us to hold onto hope. You were chosen to be part of this world and your dreams have power, too. You can be a difference maker. This book is more than Sonita's story. It is a love letter for anyone who has ever dreamed of more and held onto hope that their story would be different than the ones that came before them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sonita Alizada\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e HarperOne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7\/8\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9\" H x 6.1\" L x 1.1\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780063439009\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50521972900144,"sku":"9780063439009","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9780063439009_3fa0c640-9c39-4e05-8d89-4551eaccd047.jpg?v=1777876264","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/sonita-my-fight-against-tyranny-and-my-escape-to-freedom-sonita-alizada-hardcover","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}