Malala Yousafzai, the educational campaigner from Swat Valley, Pakistan, became the youngest-ever winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, at age seventeen. Malala champions universal access to quality education through the Malala Fund (malala.org).
Malala Yousafzai, the educational campaigner from Swat Valley, Pakistan, became the youngest-ever winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, at age seventeen. Malala champions universal access to quality education through the Malala Fund (malala.org).
Praise for I Am Malala: A 2015 Amelia Bloomer Project List
SelectionA CBC 2015 Children's Choice Book Awards Finalist
*"A searing and personal portrait of a young woman who dared to
make a difference."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Although her efforts to attend school, and the subsequent attack
she endured, make for a powerful story, Yousafzai writes just as
vividly about her daily life as a child in Pakistan.... Yousafzai's
fresh, straightforward voice creates an easily read narrative that
will introduce a slew of younger readers to both her story and her
mission."--Booklist
"This is no simple redaction. With the capable assistance of
co-author McCormick, the account has been effectively rewritten
specifically for children...[I]t should pack quite a
wallop."--Kirkus Reviews
[Yousafzai's] strong voice and ideals come across on every page,
emphasizing how her surroundings and supportive family helped her
become the relevant figure she is today....--SLJ
Praise for I Am Malala A 2015 Amelia Bloomer Project
List SelectionA CBC 2015 Children's Choice Book Awards Finalist
*"A searing and personal portrait of a young woman who dared to
make a difference."--Publishers Weekly (starred
review)
"This is no simple redaction. With the capable assistance of
co-author McCormick, the account has been effectively rewritten
specifically for children...[I]t should pack quite a
wallop."--Kirkus Reviews
"Although her efforts to attend school, and the subsequent attack
she endured, make for a powerful story, Yousafzai writes just as
vividly about her daily life as a child in Pakistan.... Yousafzai's
fresh, straightforward voice creates an easily read narrative that
will introduce a slew of younger readers to both her story and her
mission."--Booklist
[Yousafzai's] strong voice and ideals come across on every page,
emphasizing how her surroundings and supportive family helped her
become the relevant figure she is today....--SLJ
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