February-March 2015 Book Club Selection. . .
Malala Yousafzai's
I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up For Education & Changed The World
(Young Readers Edition)
From the Publisher -- "Malala Yousafzai was only ten years old when the Taliban took control of her region. They said music was a crime. They said women weren't allowed to go to the market. They said girls couldn't go to school.
Raised in a once-peaceful area of Pakistan transformed by terrorism, Malala was taught to stand up for what she believes. So she fought for her right to be educated. And on October 9, 2012, she nearly lost her life for the cause: She was shot point-blank while riding the bus on her way home from school.
No one expected her to survive.
Now Malala is an international symbol of peaceful protest and the youngest ever Nobel Peace Prize winner. In this Young Readers Edition of her bestselling memoir, which has been reimagined specifically for a younger audience and includes exclusive photos and material, we hear firsthand the remarkable story of a girl who knew from a young age that she wanted to change the world -- and did.
Malala's powerful story will open your eyes to another world and will make you believe in hope, truth, miracles and the possibility that one person -- one young person -- can inspire change in her community and beyond."
I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up For Education & Changed The World
(Young Readers Edition)
From the Publisher -- "Malala Yousafzai was only ten years old when the Taliban took control of her region. They said music was a crime. They said women weren't allowed to go to the market. They said girls couldn't go to school.
Raised in a once-peaceful area of Pakistan transformed by terrorism, Malala was taught to stand up for what she believes. So she fought for her right to be educated. And on October 9, 2012, she nearly lost her life for the cause: She was shot point-blank while riding the bus on her way home from school.
No one expected her to survive.
Now Malala is an international symbol of peaceful protest and the youngest ever Nobel Peace Prize winner. In this Young Readers Edition of her bestselling memoir, which has been reimagined specifically for a younger audience and includes exclusive photos and material, we hear firsthand the remarkable story of a girl who knew from a young age that she wanted to change the world -- and did.
Malala's powerful story will open your eyes to another world and will make you believe in hope, truth, miracles and the possibility that one person -- one young person -- can inspire change in her community and beyond."
Reviews & Awards?
- Malala was awarded the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize -- she is the youngest winner ever. It just doesn't get much better than that!
- "A searing and personal portrait of a young woman who dared to make a difference." -- Publisher's Weekly
More Information About Malala?
- Read the print version of Malala's December 10, 2014 Nobel Lecture
- Text and video of Malala's first public speech after being attacked by the Taliban -- Youth Takeover of the United Nations
- The Malala Fund, Malala's New York-based non-profit organization that aims to improve girls' access to education
- Check out an interview with The Malala Fund's co-founder and CEO Shiza Shahid (25 year old, long time friend to Malala and a Stanford graduate)