I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban in Around the World in 80 Books

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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Feb 24, 2016 Karen rated it really liked it

Shelves: travel-the-world

This is a wonderful book, that not only talked about Malala and her fight for education, particularly for Girls, but a look at the history of Pakistan.

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Dec 29, 2014 Tanya rated it liked it

3 1/2 ⭐I am having trouble reviewing this book. Malala is an amazing young girl and her story is 5 stars, but I found the book rambling at times. I thought it would be a short and easy read but I found myself struggling to finish it. It is still a very worthwhile read and her story is an important one. So happy that she was recognized with the Noble Prize.

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Dec 18, 2016 Andy Plonka rated it really liked it

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The world needs more doers like this young lady. Most would rather criticize what is wrong but offer little about what should be done. The author relates what she has done and, more importantly what should be done to make the world a better place.

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Mar 04, 2017 Laura (booksnob) rated it really liked it

Shelves: memoir, young-adult, non-fiction, world-lit, 2017

An excellent memoir by an amazing young woman. I learned a lot of Pakistan history, Taliban history and just admire this young woman and her family for speaking up for the education of girls and for peace.

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