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

Yousafzai, Malala 1997- (author.). Lamb, Christina, (author.).

Summary: Describes the life of a young Pakistani student who advocated for women's rights and education in the Taliban-controlled Swat Valley who survived an assassination attempt and became the youngest nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Record details

ISBN: 0316322407
ISBN: 9780316322409
Physical Description: print
viii, 327 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2013.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Before the Taliban. 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 -- Three Bullets, Three Girls. The Valley of Sorrows -- Praying to be tall -- The woman and the sea -- A private Talibanization -- Who is Malala? -- Between Life and Death. "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.

Target Audience Note:

1000 Lexile.

1000L Lexile