Author: Malala Yousafzai with Christina Lamb
Type: Non-Fiction
Genre: Memoir
Series: No
Pages: 327
Copyright: 2013
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Rating: 4.5 out of 5
Summary: From Good Reads
I come from a country that was created at midnight. When I almost died it was just after midday.
When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education.
On Tuesday, October 9, 2012, when she was fifteen, she almost paid the ultimate price. She was shot in the head at point-blank range while riding the bus home from school, and few expected her to survive.
Instead, Malala's miraculous recovery has taken her on an extraordinary journey from a remote valley in northern Pakistan to the halls of the United Nations in New York. At sixteen, she has become a global symbol of peaceful protest and the youngest nominee ever for the Nobel Peace Prize.
I Am Malala is the remarkable tale of a family uprooted by global terrorism, of the fight for girls' education, of a father who, himself a school owner, championed and encouraged his daughter to write and attend school, and of brave parents who have a fierce love for their daughter in a society that prizes sons.
I Am Malala will make you believe in the power of one person's voice to inspire change in the world.
Feelings:
I really enjoyed reading this book. Malala's story is one that resonates for anyone who feels like education is a human right for all people. While she is no longer able to live in her home country, Pakistan, because of threats on her life she still longs to go back there.
What I really liked most about the book is that it discussed may events that took place in Pakistan that were discussed in my classes. Seeing a different view on these issues was interesting for me. Also, living in a country where an even happens is very different than reading about it in the news.
Swat Valley sounds like a very green and lush place, not what I thought of when I thought of the region, and while it is not a place I would visit under current conditions, the descriptions make it seem like a nice place to take a vacation if you didn't mind a bit of a scenic drive to get there.
Reading about individuals that overcome great obstacle is satisfying for me. This book was both about a young girl that has obstacles placed in her way by society and the political citation in the country. Both of which really appealed to me.
I would highly recommend this book.
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