I am Malala

Number of pages: 416 pages Publisher: Arab Cultural Center When the Taliban movement took over the Swat Valley, a girl raised her voice. She is Malala Yousafzai who refused to be silent or surrender and continued her struggle to gain her right to education. On Tuesday, October 9, 2012, she almost paid with her life for her struggle after one of the Taliban militants shot her in the head from very close range, while she was on the school bus on her way home, and no one expected her to survive. But her treatment journey, described as a miracle, took her on a remarkable turn from a remote village in northern Pakistan to the United Nations halls in New York. She is now, at sixteen, a global symbol of peaceful resistance and the youngest nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize. The book "I Am Malala" narrates through its pages an exciting story of a family uprooted by global terrorism, a wonderful struggle story of a girl defending girls' right to education, and a passionate love story that Malala's parents showered on their daughter amid a society that only celebrates males. It is a book that leads you to believe that one voice can make a difference in the world. * * * "Who among you is Malala?" the militant asked. I am Malala, and this is my story.