I am Malala : the girl who stood up for education and was shot by the Taliban

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Title:

I am Malala : the girl who stood up for education and was shot by the Taliban

Author:

Yousafzai, Malala, 1997- author.

ISBN:

9780316322409

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

viii, 327 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Contents:

A daughter is born -- My father the falcon -- Growing up in a school -- The village -- Why I don't wear earrings and Pashtuns don't say thank you -- Children of the rubbish mountain -- The mufti who tried to close our school -- The autumn of the earthquake -- The Valley of Death. Radio Mullah ; Toffees, tennis balls, and the Buddhas of Swat ; The clever class ; The bloody square ; The diary of Gul Makai ; A funny kind of peace ; Leaving the valley -- The Valley of Sorrows -- Praying to be tall -- The woman and the sea -- A private Talibanization -- Who is Malala? -- "God, I entrust her to You" -- Journey into the unknown -- A second life. "The girl shot in the head, Birmingham" ; "They have snatched her smile" -- One child, one teacher, one book, one pen-- -- Important events in Pakistan and Swat.

Reading Level:

1000 L Lexile

Personal Subject:

Yousafzai, Malala, 1997-

Corporate Subject:

Taliban.

Subject Term:

Young women -- Education -- Pakistan -- Biography.

Girls -- Education -- Pakistan -- Biography.

Children's rights -- Pakistan -- Biography.

Girls' schools -- Pakistan.

Culture conflict -- Islamic countries.

Islamic fundamentalism -- Pakistan.

Taliban members -- Pakistan.

Geographic Term:

Pakistan -- Social conditions -- 21st century -- Fiction.

Added Author:

Lamb, Christina

Summary:

When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education. On Tuesday October 9, 2012, she almost paid the ultimate price.

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A MEMOIR BY THE YOUNGEST RECIPIENT OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE

As seen on Netflix with David Letterman
"I come from a country that was created at midnight. When I almost died it was just after midday."

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 became a global symbol of peaceful protest and the youngest nominee ever for the Nobel Peace Prize.

I AM MALALA 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.

I AM MALALA will make you believe in the power of one person's voice to inspire change in the world.

Author Notes

Malala Yousafzai was born in the Swat Valley of Pakistan on July 12, 1997. In 2009, she wrote a diary for BBC using a pen name about the critical situation in Swat at that time. On October 8, 2012, she was attacked by the Taliban while returning home from school. I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban is her first book. She won the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize. In 2015 she launched the #BooksNotBullets campaign on social media to pressure world leaders to invest in education rather than the military. Yousafzai asks low- and middle-income countries to commit a minimum of 20% of national budgets on education, rather than the current average of 15%.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Yousafzai, the Pakistani teen who captured worldwide attention and admiration after surviving a violent attack from militant forces opposed to female education in her region, introduces the audio edition of her memoir with the same enthusiastic oratorical style that characterized her appearance before the United Nations. Emmy-winner Panjabi (The Good Wife) reads with a balanced tone that manages to embody both Yousafzai's youthful zeal and the seasoned perspective of coauthor and foreign correspondent Lamb. Panjabi's narration effectively evokes the attachment of Yousafzai to her community, and her annunciation and pronunciation lends authenticity to the production. A helpful PDF with color photos, a glossary, and a timeline is also included. A Little, Brown hardcover. (Oct.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Library Journal Review

In October 2012, 15-year-old activist Yousafzai was shot in the head by the Taliban in her home city of Mingora, Pakistan. The world watched as she was taken to England for treatment and ultimately recovered from her wound. Cowritten with journalist Lamb, this work is much more than the story of Yousafzai's young life. Her narrative examines and elaborates on politics, Pakistan's history, friendship, faith, and, above all else, the need for education for girls. Following in her outspoken father's footsteps, Yousafzai uses every opportunity to champion the cause for which she became a target. While most of the book is well read by actress Archie Panjabi, the prolog, in which Yousafzai narrates the story of her shooting, is particularly powerful. VERDICT Listeners will find a wealth of inspirational material in Yousafzai's story, but the best moments are those in which she steps back from discussions of dissension and Taliban brutality and reveals herself to be an ordinary, Twilight-loving girl.-Anna Mickelsen, Springfield City Lib., MA (c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Prologue	p. 3
Part 1
1 A Daughter Is Born	p. 13
2 My Father the Falcon	p. 27
3 Growing Up in a School	p. 40
4 The Village	p. 58
5 Why I Don t Wear Earrings and Pashtuns Don't Say Thank You	p. 69
6 Children of the Rubbish Mountain	p. 80
7 The Mufti Who Tried to Close Our School	p. 90
8 The Autumn of the Earthquake	p. 102
Part 2 The Valley of Death
9 Radio Mullah	p. 111
10 Toffees, Tennis Balls and the Buddhas of Swat	p. 123
11 The Clever Class	p. 135
12 The Bloody Square	p. 147
13 The Diary of Gul Makai	p. 154
14 A Funny Kind of Peace	p. 165
15 Leaving the Valley	p. 176
Part 3
16 The Valley of Sorrows	p. 189
17 Praying to Be Tall	p. 205
18 The Woman and the Sea	p. 218
19 A Private Talibanization	p. 227
10 Who Is Malala?	p. 236
Part 4
21 "God, I Entrust Her to You"	p. 245
22 Journey into the Unknown	p. 261
Part 5 A Second Life
23 "The Girl Shot in the Head, Birmingham"	p. 275
24 "They Have Snatched Her Smile"	p. 290
Epilogue: One Child, One Teacher, One Book, One Pen...	p. 303
Glossary	p. 315
Important Events in Pakistan and Swat	p. 319
Acknowledgments	p. 323
A Note on the Malala Fund	p. 327

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