“On the ninth of October 2012, the Taliban shot me on the left side of my forehead. They shot my friends, too. They thought that the bullets would silence us. But they failed.” Glossary. Time line. Note on the Malala Fund. Black-and-white map. Full-color photographs.
Title alpha I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World (Young Readers Edition)
Category Upper Middle School Fiction Plus
Pages Count 240
Genre Nonfiction
Topics Malala Yousafzai (1997-). Girls and women. School and education. Pakistan. Autobiography. Children's rights. Politics. Middle East history. Facing adversity.
SRC Level 5.400000
SRC Points 11.000000
Lexile 830L
JLG Span Fall
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2014-08-18
JLG Release Date Oct 2014
Minimum grade 6
Maximum grade 8
Reading level Middle
Format Print
Upper Middle School Fiction Plus (Grades 6-8)
Upper Middle School Fiction Plus
Upper Middle School Fiction Plus (Grades 6-8)
For Grades 6-8
This collection features fiction titles selected for older middle school readers who are ready for longer, more layered stories that explore growing independence and changing perspective. Selections include realistic and speculative fiction with increased emotional and narrative complexity, offering stories that look beyond immediate experience and invite readers to engage with broader questions about identity, belonging, and the world around them.