I Am Malala, Young Reader's Edition: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World
[*Includes a PDF with Photos] [Young Adult Nonfiction (Ages 12-17)][Read by Neela Vaswani]This book will make you believe in the power of one person's voice to inspire change in the world. I Am Malala is the memoir of a remarkable teenage girl who risked her life for the right to go to school....
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[*Includes a PDF with Photos] [Young Adult Nonfiction (Ages 12-17)][Read by Neela Vaswani]This book will make you believe in the power of one person's voice to inspire change in the world. I Am Malala is the memoir of a remarkable teenage girl who risked her life for the right to go to school. Raised in a changing Pakistan by an enlightened father from a poor background and a beautiful, illiterate mother from a political family, Malala was taught to stand up for what she believes. I Am Malala tells her story of bravery and determination in the face of extremism, detailing the daily challenges of growing up in a world transformed by terror. Written for her peers with critically acclaimed author Patricia McCormick, this important book is about the value of speaking out against intolerance and hate. It's a message of hope from one girl who dreams of education for every girl in every country.
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Format: Audio CD
ISBN:
9781478902331 (1478902337)
ASIN: 1478902337
Publish date: 2014-08-19
Publisher: Hachette Audio and Blackstone Audio
Pages no: 1
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
History,
Adult,
Feminism,
Education,
Religion,
Politics,
Biography Memoir,
Womens
I remember hearing in the news about Malala. I read the articles about her and followed her recovery, and later her activism. While this book is about her, her family, and her life, it is also a history lesson about Pakistan. Overall, I liked the interweaving of history with family life. This is one...
I was fascinated, horrified, and inspired by this story of Malala Yousafzai, the girl who was shot in the face by the Taliban for daring to insist upon the rights of girls to an education and to criticize the Taliban for their interpretation of Islamic law with respect to women and violence. It is a...
Powerful. That's how I would describe this book. The story gave us an insight of life in Swat Valley before it was taken over by the Taliban, and how extremist views can gain massive followers in such short time and affected people's lives with fear. Malala is a hero - a symbol of bravery and ...
Malala Yousafzai is an amazing young woman. She is strong, feminine, vulnerable, brave, and afraid all at the same time. I can't imagine going through the things she went through, even before she was shot. The running, and being driven from her home, and the death threats. I didn't know all that muc...
Malala Yousafzai is an amazing young woman. She is strong, feminine, vulnerable, brave, and afraid all at the same time. I can't imagine going through the things she went through, even before she was shot. The running, and being driven from her home, and the death threats. I didn't know all that muc...
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