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

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The highly anticipated memoir of Malala Yousafzai, the schoolgirl from Pakistan's Swat region who stood up to the Taliban. I come from a country which was created at midnight.

When I almost died it was just after midday. 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 9 October 2012, she almost paid the ultimate price.

Shot in the head at point blank range while riding the bus home from school, 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 ever nominee 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, and of Malala's parents' fierce love for their daughter in a society that prizes sons. It will make you believe in the power of one person's voice to inspire change in the world.

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Product Details
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
0297870912 / 9780297870913
Hardback
08/10/2013
United Kingdom
English
276 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (colour)
25 cm
General (US: Trade) Learn More
Quiz No: 228818, Points 16.00, Book Level 7.10,
Upper Years - Key Stage 3 Learn More