

I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
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In 2012, Taliban attackers opened fire on teenage activist Malala Yousafzai. If given the chance, Malala says, “I would have explained to them why they should let us girls go to school.” Map. Glossary. Time line of important events in Pakistan and Swat. Note on the Malala Fund. Full-color photograph inserts.
ISBN: 9780316322409
JLG Release: Dec 2013
Awards & Honors
2014 Amelia Bloomer Project List, Young Adult Nonfiction, Top Ten
Praise & Reviews
Starred or favorable reviews have been received from these periodicals:
School Library Journal
Junior Library Guild
- Malala explains in detail her journey toward becoming a globally recognized activist at sixteen. For example, when her father, who also publicly advocates for education, was asked by a friend if he knew anyone willing to blog about life under the Taliban for BBC Urdu, Malala wondered, “Why not me?”
- Despite becoming a t
- Malala explains in detail her journey toward becoming a globally recognized activist at sixteen. For example, when her father, who also publicly advocates for education, was asked by a friend if he knew anyone willing to blog about life under the Taliban for BBC Urdu, Malala wondered, “Why not me?”
- Despite becoming a terrorist target for voicing her opinions, Malala has pride in her country and hope for its future. In the first chapter, she lovingly describes her home in the Swat Valley: “We have fields of wildflowers, orchards of delicious fruit, emerald mines and rivers full of trout.”
- The writing fluidly integrates Malala’s personal story with an in-depth account of how the rise of the Taliban, the Global War on Terrorism, and ongoing conflicts have affected Pakistanis.
- Though Malala’s voice is mature and pointed, she connects to teens with familiar interests—such as the Twilight series—and feelings, including her frustration at being only five feet tall as a teenager.
- Malala’s survival story is remarkable in itself, but her courage and conviction to continue advocating for girls’ education will inspire teens as well. Malala states, “I don’t want to be thought of as the ‘girl who was shot by the Taliban’ but the ‘girl who fought for education.’”
Book Details
ISBN
9780316322409
First Release
December 2013
Genre
Dewey Classification
954.9122
Trim Size
6 1/2" x 9 3/4"
Page Count
352
Accelerated Reader
Level 7.1; Points: 16;
Scholastic Reading Counts
Level 8.5; Points: 20;
Lexile
Level 1000L
Format
Print Book
Edition
Hardcover edition
Publisher
Little, Brown
Potentially Sensitive Areas
Violence: War/Harsh Realities of War, Violence: Mild Violence
Topics
The Middle East, Pakistan, Education, Girls and women, Global War on Terrorism, Literacy, Islam, Media, Activism, Nobel Peace Prize, Schools,