"Shocking...captures the social challenges facing Yemen better than any scholarly work could hope to do."
--Washington Post

"Her case has brought international exposure to the archaic practice of robbing girls of their youth."
--People (Four Stars)

"An international icon of tenacity and courage."
--New Yorker

"One of the greatest women I have ever seen . . . She set an example with her courage."
--Hillary Clinton

"This book took my breath away. It broke my heart but put it back together again with a renewed hope in the staggering power of the human spirit. What Nujood did to save her life was a miracle; that she did it as a ten-year-old child is, quite simply, astounding."
--Carolyn Jessop, author of Escape and Triumph

"Nujood and all other girls like her who are traded like objects deserve to be heard. This important book gives them a voice and sheds light on an ugly secret that has destroyed the lives of children for centuries."
--Marina Nemat, author of Prisoner of Tehran

"Simple and straightforward in its telling, this is an informative and thoroughly engaging narrative."
--Publishers Weekly