Book: I am Malala

 Book: I Am Malala

Author: Malala Yousafzai

Pages: 256

This is my 143rd book of the year

What Amazon Says:

I am Malala.  This is my story.  Malala Yousafzai was only 10 years old when the Taliban took control of her region.  They said music was a crime.  They said women weren't allowed to go to the market.  They said girls couldn't go to school.  Raised in a once-peaceful area of Pakistan transformed by terrorism, Malala was taught to stand up for what she believes.  So she fought for her right to be educated.  And on October 9, 2012, she nearly lost her life for the cause:  She was shot point-blank while riding the bus on her way home from school.  No one expected her to survive.  Now Malala is an international symbol of peaceful protest and the youngest ever Nobel Peace Prize winner.

I know I am very behind in reading this story.  I don't know how I missed it.  Very familiar with Malala and her story, and found this book at our local bookstore and finally had a chance to read it.  It is a terrible tragedy, and I learned a lot about Malala as well as what happened.  I did find the back story a bit too long for this book, but overall, I am glad I read it.

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