I am Malala: How a Girl Stood Up for Education and Change the World
Description
"Education is education. We should learn everything and then choose which path to follow. Education is neither Eastern nor Western, it is human," said Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani girl, publicly raised her voice in the favor of female education. On October 9, 2014, she was shot point-blank range on the head while coming back from school by Taliban in apparent attempt to silence her.
However, by the grace of God, she survived the attack that no one expected. This fatal attack gave her a global voice that she has been using to fight for female education on a global scale. Her fight earned her a Nobel Prize in 2014 when she was just 17-year-old, making her the youngest winner of this honor of all time. Now she is an international symbol of peaceful protest.
Malala grew up in an untroubled area of Pakistan, which eventually transformed into terror for residents. She was only ten-year-old when the Taliban took over her region. They said music was a crime, women were not allowed to go to the market and girls cannot attend any school. Nevertheless, Malala was taught to stand up for what she believes. Therefore, she fought for her right to be educated.
This book was written by Malala herself and in collaboration with critically acclaimed author Patricia McCormick. Her journey will open your eyes to another world and will make you believe in hope of truth, miracles, and the determination of one person to inspire change.
Review
A gripping book, "Malala - How a Girl Stood Up for Education and Change the world" is an edition for children. It is a re-write of the original book ''I am Malala'' which was published in October 2013, based on the life-story of her bravery, strength, and conviction.
This book is a children's edition, which is written by Malala and co-writer Patricia McCormick. It features updated material, including an exclusive interview with Malala. It tells the remarkable story of a girl who knew from her young age that she wanted to change the world and she eventually did. This book is a must-read for anyone who believes in the power of change, especially for teenagers, to know their rights as well as have the courage to fight back for their rights.
This book is a fast read and written in a very easy language with a touch of humor to make it more interesting for children. The humor relieves the tension of the situation she has been through. As you read the book, you will find the circumstances more horrified what she lived through and she got over the circumstances in an impressive way.
In the book, she does a great job of showing daily life in Pakistan under Taliban rule. She points out issues and talks about her fight for women's rights. She is an inspiration for all women and girls around the world. Her voice is extremely powerful that we should listen to and learn from her life. When you read the book, it is so easy to forget that Malala is just a young girl who is now the face of the world.
She used her grief and her tragic past to build a cause and help others. The fight is still going on. It needs everyone's attention to keep her work on by helping women in our society and making the world an equal place to live in. Readers all get to learn a lot from this book and it should be part of the school curriculum in the world.
Her inspirational book...reveals not only her motivations for becoming an educational activist but also the complexities of being well-known yet lonely and the sadness of her refugee family yearning for their homeland. - Daily Mail
About the Author
Malala Yousafazai was born on July 12,1997, in Swat Valley, a peaceful land of Pakistan that was transformed into a place of fright and suppression by Taliban terrorists. Malala currently lives in Birmingham, England with her parents. After surviving from seeing nearly death, she believes that she had been given second life for a purpose and hence, she decided to devote the rest of her life to her belief of having a fair chance of education for everyone. In 2014, she was awarded the 'Nobel Peace Prize' for her efforts to her belief. She started a fund for all deprived children, which can be found at malalafund.org.
Patricia McCormick was born on May 23,1956, is an American journalist and writer of realistic fiction for young adults. She has been the finalist of the 'National Book Award' twice. She is the author of several critically acclaimed books for young adults including 'Sold', an account of human trafficking based on her research in brothels of Calcutta, and 'Never Fall Down', the story of a boy who survived the Killing Fields of Cambodia by playing music.
She is the winner of the 'Quill Award for Young Adult/Teen' and the winner of 2009 'German Peace Prize for Youth Literature'. She was named a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellow in 2004 and a MacDowell Fellow in 2009. She lives in New York with her husband.
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Rating: 4.5/5
Author: Malala Yousafzai, Patricia McCormick
Publisher: Orion Children's Books
Publishing Date: October 2, 2015
Language: English
Genre: Biography, Personal and Social Issues
ISBN-10: 1780622163
ISBN-13: 978-1780622163
Pages: 272
Cost: 299 INR (Hard Cover), 199 INR (Paperback), 2978 INR (Audio CD)
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