An edition of I am Malala (2012)
I am Malala
The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and was Shot by the Taliban
By Malala Yousafzai,Christina Lamb,Malala Yousafzai,Malala Yousafazi,MALALA YOUSAFZAI
Publish Date
2013
Publisher
The Orion Publishing Group Ltd,Weidenfeld & Nicolson,Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Language
-
Pages
336
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.
subjects: Young women, Education, Biography, Crimes against, Children's rights, Women, education, Pakistan, social conditions, Taliban, Girls, biography, Education, pakistan, Women, pakistan, Pakistan, biography, Pakistan, juvenile literature, Pakistan, history, Education, juvenile literature, Children, juvenile literature, Children, asia, nyt:hardcover-nonfiction=2013-10-27, New York Times bestseller, nyt:combined-print-and-e-book-nonfiction=2013-10-27, Assassination attempts, Girls, Attempted assassination, Talibaner, Mordförsök, Utbildning, Flickor, Special weapons and tactics unit, Assassination attempt, 9 October 2012, Victims of terrorism, Children's rights / Pakistan / Biography, Young women / Education / Pakistan / Biography, History, Yousafzai, malala , 1997-, Taliban., Young women--education, Young women--education--pakistan--biography, Children's rights--pakistan--biography, Lc2330 .y69 2013, 371/.822095491092 b
People: Malala Yousafzai (1997-)
Places: Pakistan