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I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

Malala Yousafzai

Start date: December 29, 2015

Finish date: January 12, 2016

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Mar 12, 2019 Gaijinmama rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: memoir, nonfiction, teaching-education, biography, gender-studies, culture-studies, read-the-name-2019

Wow. Just wow. How often does a girl get to tell her story and have people actually listen!
Malala is both an exceptional young woman and yet could be anyone's daughter. She was a child while the events of this book were going on. It sickens me (and should sicken all of us) that any child, anywhere, should have to endanger her life for speaking her mind and wanting an education.
I respect her and wanted to hug her at the same time.
Malala's work is in the curriculum in public schools over here in J ...more

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Mar 30, 2017 Swati Priyadarsini rated it it was amazing

I strongly feel that children should be encouraged to read this book as a part of academics not because it is a book about a girl who is a champion of education but because it is about power of change, power of voice and education against ignorance, the courage of young girl, and a father who celebrated his daughter in a world where only sons are lauded. I strongly feel reading such books at a young age can instil humane values in young children.

I also recommend this to Pakistan-haters from Ind ...more

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Nov 30, 2015 Jessica Medved rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This is a very strong first hand account as to what it is like to grow up in a country wrought with fear and still have the will to survive. While keeping the passion to learn and do what is most important to you. In this case - it is pursuing an education.

It teaches the reader to be happy with what they have! And cherish every moment as it may be you last.

Not only that, it is an amazing narrative as to why education for all - male and female alike is so important. I am still amazed at how man ...more

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