aadya answers “I'm keen to buy this for my 12 year old...”

Tracy Gigov asked this question about I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban:

I'm keen to buy this for my 12 year old daughter. Is it written in an accessible style for a younger (fairly advanced) reader? Just wondering if the political content or writing style might be too advanced.

aadya This is probably not relevant to you at this time, 7 years after asking, but I just finished and am a 12-year-old girl and I was fiercely inspired and…moreThis is probably not relevant to you at this time, 7 years after asking, but I just finished and am a 12-year-old girl and I was fiercely inspired and equally horrified by the simple privileges we take for granted. One of them being quality education for both girls and boys. While at times the scenes that were described were a bit disturbing (mainly because I can't imagine a life like that) I'd suggest that you read this only once you're 12 years old and above and that only if you are mature enough to handle it and don't get disturbed that easily. The writing is fairly accessible, though being a book for adults, Malala describes everything quite so pre-teens and teens can read it for the unfiltered story. I probably rambled on a bit, but I hope this helps other readers and parents.

I'd recommend the Young Readers Edition of this book as I read it at 10 and didn't find the description of violence to be as vividly described as in this edition(less)

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