I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World by Malala Yousafzai

This edition of I Am Malala tells Malala Yousafzai's own story for younger readers, prepared with Patricia McCormick. It follows a schoolgirl from the Swat Valley in Pakistan who refused to stay silent when the Taliban tried to stop girls from learning. Teens, students and families looking for a true story about courage will find it easy to follow.

• A first-person account of growing up in the Swat Valley
• Explains how Taliban rule closed schools to girls and how Malala answered it
• Covers the October 2012 attack on her school bus and her long recovery
• Follows her path to the Nobel Peace Prize, which she received as the youngest laureate
• Written in clear language that works well for classroom reading

Details

• Author: Malala Yousafzai
• Contributor: Patricia McCormick
• Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton
• Year: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9781780622163