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Issue Details: First known date: 2019... 2019 I Am Change
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'They told her that her body belonged to men and her mind didn’t matter. They were wrong.

“What if I don’t want to marry?” Lillian held her breath. She had never said the words out loud. “Not want to marry?” Her aunt frowned. “What else would you do?” 

'Set in a Ugandan village, Lilian has learned to shrink herself to fit other people’s ideas of what a girl is. In her village a girl is not meant to be smarter than her brother. A girl is not meant to go to school or enjoy her body or decide who to marry. Especially if she is poor. Inspired by and written in consultation with young Ugandan women, I Am Change is the tragic but empowering story of how a young girl finds her voice and the strength to fight for change.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Newtown, Marrickville - Camperdown area, Sydney Southern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Walker Books Australia , 2019 .
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      Extent: 352 p.p.
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      • Published 1 August 2019.

      ISBN: 9781925126839

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  • Large print.
  • Dyslexic edition.

Works about this Work

Book Review : I Am Change by Suzy Zail Liza Dezfouli , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , April 2020;

— Review of I Am Change Suzy Zail , 2019 single work novel

'I Am Change is a novel based in truth, and is inspired by the many stories writer Suzy Zail collected from 30 young Ugandan women.'

Book Review : I Am Change by Suzy Zail Liza Dezfouli , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , April 2020;

— Review of I Am Change Suzy Zail , 2019 single work novel

'I Am Change is a novel based in truth, and is inspired by the many stories writer Suzy Zail collected from 30 young Ugandan women.'

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