September 2014 Non-Fiction Book of the Month The amazing story of Malala’s courage and her fight for the education of girls is well known. Here, in her own voice, she tells of her journey from her early days as a clever school girl to her exceptional life as an international speaker on the rights of girls to get an education.
Growing up in a village in the Swat valley in Pakistan Malala and her friends faced persecution from Islamic fundamentalists who believed women should not be educated. In 2012, Malala and her two school friends were targeted and shot when travelling home from school one day. Fortunately, Malala and her friends survived.
From that day on, Malala campaigned for the rights of all girls to get an education. Hearing her tell her story is inspirational. ~ Julia Eccleshare
Written in collaboration with critically acclaimed National Book Award finalist Patricia McCormick, Malala tells her story - from her childhood in the Swat Valley to the shooting, her recovery and new life in England. She's a girl who loves cricket, gossips with her best friends, and, on the day of the shooting, nearly overslept and missed an exam. A girl who saw women suddenly banned from public, schools blown up, the Taliban seize control, and her homeland descend into a state of fear and repression.
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Written in collaboration with critically acclaimed National Book Award finalist Patricia McCormick, Malala tells her story - from her childhood in the Swat Valley to the shooting, her recovery and new life in England. She's a girl who loves cricket, gossips with her best friends, and, on the day of the shooting, nearly overslept and missed an exam.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Malala The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World and determined it is suitable for children aged 11-14 years old
Malala The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World features in the following genres: Books of the Month, Recommendations, Featured Books for 13+ readers, Featured Books for 11+ readers
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Malala The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World was written by Malala Yousafzai, Patricia McCormick and published by Indigo (an Imprint of Orion Children's) an imprint of Orion Publishing Co