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I Am Malala

How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World (Young Readers Edition)

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I Am Malala

By: Malala Yousafzai, Patricia McCormick
Narrated by: Neela Vaswani
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The best-selling memoir by Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai.

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. In this young readers edition of her best-selling memoir, which has been reimagined specifically for a younger audience and includes exclusive photos and material, we hear firsthand the remarkable story of a girl who knew from a young age that she wanted to change the world - and did.

Malala's powerful story will open your eyes to another world and will make you believe in hope, truth, miracles, and the possibility that one person - one young person - can inspire change in her community and beyond.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio.©2014 Malala Yousafzai (P)2014 Hachette Audio Islamic Heritage Women Middle East Inspiring Iran Young Readers

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"In a work this personal and important, it’s vital to utilize a reader who engages the listener and renders an authentic interpretation of the writer, both physically and emotionally. Neela Vaswani does this admirably." ( AudioFile)

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I read this with the high school English class I teach and we all loved it! It is so inspiring and shares a culture most of us have no experience understanding.

AMAZING STORY

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I have wanted to read this for so long and I am very glad I did. she is very insightful and amazing, and what she says makes sense and is inspiring.

inspiring

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This was one of the very best books I have ever heard.
It contained just the amount of information, flow and details to not only inform but to elicit a desire to advocate for education and peace for everyone. Hearing Malala address the World co ngress at the end, in reciept of her Nobel Peace Prize was a treat. Malala has clearly demonstrated her power in speaking about and living social activisim,, strength and freedom.

Magnificent

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Everyone should read this inspiring book! If the world would follow Malala's example in standing up for their rights in a peaceful way, the world would be a better place.

Simply Amazing!

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When I got this audio book, I balked at listening to it. I didn't want to be horrified and depressed that a stupid terrorist organization had shot a young girl. I was wrong. Malala talks about her exciting life. She struggles to go to school and beat the other girls in her class for the top spots. She fights with her brothers over the remote. Moments of horror are arrested by the strength of her kindness and sense of humor. I can see why no terrorist organization had a chance against her. Her voice and strength of heart are unbeatable.

Malala Thank you for your amazing story

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Book was amazing, what a victor all the time, lovely young lady. Education is key!

Malala is inspirational, courageous, victorious!

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Very engaging and inspiring story! Very, very well done by the reader! Thank you for making this book available as an audio book. I listened as I was driving on a long road trip. Time just flew by.

Excellent!

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This is a very good book on Malala (and her family’s) courageous life story.

I can’t believe how the Taliban would shoot a 15 year-old girl in the head because she wanted herself and other girls to go to school! And President Biden just gave the country of Afghanistan back to the Taliban! Scary!

Malala tells an engaging story about her life and the reasons why the Taliban “needed” to shoot this little girl!

I cried many times. I can’t believe the pain and anguish she went through recovering from her assassination attempt by the Taliban. Also, what her father and mother went through seeing what their daughter went through—especially when they encouraged Malala to fight for human rights & education. This family is one tough and courageous family, helping people out, even though they may be killed by the Taliban.

I love the accompanying PDF with photographs of her family. I could put faces on the family. Also, there are nice time-lines.

Highly recommended!

Wonderful heart-warming book. Malala courageous!

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She provides an honest, open view of a beautiful culture that too often is mid-associated with extremism. Truly inspiring, well written and thoughtful. It gave me a lot to think on and provided insight into countries we as Americans only ever see on the news as ‘the home of terrorism’.

Insightful and inspiring

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Amazing story of patience, faith, and perseverance. Malala's vision at such a young age is inspiring. Her faith brought her to a place of peace many adults struggle to achieve. Cheers and the very highest blessings to you, my dear.

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