I Am Malala
When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education. On Tuesday, October 9, 2012, when she was fifteen, she almost paid the ultimate price. She was shot in the head at point-blank range while riding the bus home from school, and few expected her to survive. Instead, Malala's miraculous recovery has taken her on an extraordinary journey from a remote valley in northern Pakistan to the halls of the United Nations in New York. At sixteen, she has become a global symbol of peaceful protest and the youngest nominee ever for the Nobel Peace Prize. This is the remarkable tale of a family uprooted by global terrorism, of the fight for girls' education, of a father who, himself a school owner, championed and encouraged his daughter to write and attend school, and of brave parents who have a fierce love for their daughter in a society that prizes sons. This story will make you believe in the power of one person's voice to inspire change in the world. -- Publisher's description.
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Malala writes about her childhood in Swat, her father's girls' school, the BBC blog she kept under a pen name about the Taliban's ban on female education, and the day she was shot on her way home from school.
Yes. I Am Malala is the autobiography of Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani activist who was shot by the Taliban in 2012 at age 15 for advocating girls' education. She survived and became the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate in 2014.
Yes. The Young Readers Edition is adapted for ages 10 and up. The original adult edition is suitable for older middle and high school readers. Both versions are widely taught in schools.
I Am Malala was written by Malala Yousafzai, published in 2012 by Little Brown & Company.
I Am Malala is 336 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, I Am Malala takes most readers 5 to 7 hours to finish.
I Am Malala is a standalone novel by Malala Yousafzai, not part of a series.
I Am Malala is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
