Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree

Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree is a young adult social novel written by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani and published by Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins in 2018.

The novel centres on the abduction and return of the Chibok girls. Narrated by a character called Ya Ta, the novel gives an insight into the abduction and Islamization of the abduction young students. On abduction, the students are given choices, either convert to Islam or die, Ya Ta and her friend Sarah chooses life. Ya Ta (later known a Salamatu) holds her Christian faith, while, Sarah (layer known as Zainab) falls in love with the "husband".