Yousafzai's fresh, straightforward voice creates an easily read narrative that will introduce a slew of younger readers to both her story and her mission.- BooklistThis is no simple redaction. * A searing and personal portrait of a young woman who dared to make a difference.- Publishers Weekly (starred review)Although her efforts to attend school, and the subsequent attack she endured, make for a powerful story, Yousafzai writes just as vividly about her daily life as a child in Pakistan. Review Quotes Praise for I Am Malala: A 2015 Amelia Bloomer Project List SelectionA CBC 2015 Children's Choice Book Awards FinalistA 2015 International Literacy Association Teachers' Choice Selection Malala's powerful story will open your eyes to another world and will make you believe in hope, truth, miracles and the possibility that one person - one young person - can inspire change in her community and beyond.

In this Young Readers Edition of her bestselling memoir, which has been reimagined specifically for a younger audience and includes exclusive photos and material, we hear firsthand the remarkable story of a girl who knew from a young age that she wanted to change the world - and did. Now Malala is an international symbol of peaceful protest and the youngest ever Nobel Peace Prize winner. And on October 9, 2012, she nearly lost her life for the cause: She was shot point-blank while riding the bus on her way home from school. So she fought for her right to be educated. Raised in a once-peaceful area of Pakistan transformed by terrorism, Malala was taught to stand up for what she believes. They said women weren't allowed to go to the market.

Malala Yousafzai was only ten years old when the Taliban took control of her region. verso.īook Synopsis The bestselling memoir by Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai. About the Book -First published in hardcover in August 2014 by Little, Brown and Company-T.p.

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