I am Malala

By Malala Yousafzai, Malala Yousafzai, Christina Lamb, Malala Yousafazi

Subjects: Victims of terrorism, Children's rights, Yousafzai, malala , 1997-, Young women--education--pakistan--biography, History, Assassination attempts, Young women / Education / Pakistan / Biography, nyt:hardcover-nonfiction=2013-10-27, Girls, Talibaner, Taliban, Girls, biography, Pakistan, biography, Lc2330 .y69 2013, Utbildning, Attempted assassination, Children, asia, Mordförsök, Crimes against, Young women, Biography, Special weapons and tactics unit, Taliban., 371/.822095491092 b, Children's rights / Pakistan / Biography, Women, education, Young women--education, Women, pakistan, Pakistan, history, Pakistan, social conditions, Assassination attempt, 9 October 2012, nyt:combined-print-and-e-book-nonfiction=2013-10-27, Children's rights--pakistan--biography, Education, New York Times bestseller, Education, juvenile literature, Flickor, Education, pakistan, Children, juvenile literature, Pakistan, juvenile literature

Description: 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.