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I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
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Start date
August 1, 2016
Finish date
August 30, 2016
Discussion
Group Read Archive 2014-16
Why we're reading this
World Lit Group Read (South Asia/India Subcontinent) - August 2016

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Ivy
Nov 21, 2014 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: published-in-2013, checked-out-from-library, read-in-march-for-groups
5 stars

Very good book. Nice to hear Malala's story. Wishing her a long and happy life!!! ...more
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Cindy (BKind2Books)
Aug 05, 2016 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: popsugar-challenge, 2016-worldlit-challenge, nf-challenge, summer-bingo
This was an excellent memoir of a remarkable young woman. Malala was a somewhat unconventional girl - her father and mother had encouraged her education despite cultural pressures for her to drop it. She grew up in turbulent times - political assassinations, bombings, the rise of the Taliban. Her story makes you appreciate the basic freedoms that we enjoy - freedom to speak your mind, freedom to practice (or not practice) your religion as you see fit. Malala was an outspoken figure in her countr ...more
2 likes ·   · see review
Francesca
Jan 26, 2016 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Very interesting book. I wish her all success.
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