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I am Malala the girl who stood up for education and was shot by the Taliban

'I am Malala' tells the inspiring story of a schoolgirl who was determined not to be intimidated by extremists, and faced the Taliban with immense courage. Malala speaks of her continuing campaign for every girl's right to an education, shining a light into the lives of those children...

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Main Authors: Yousafzai, Malala, 1997- (Author), Lamb, Christina (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Yousafzai, Malala, > 1997-
Young women > Education > Pakistan > Biography.
Children's rights > Pakistan > Biography.
Summary: 'I am Malala' tells the inspiring story of a schoolgirl who was determined not to be intimidated by extremists, and faced the Taliban with immense courage. Malala speaks of her continuing campaign for every girl's right to an education, shining a light into the lives of those children who cannot attend school.
Physical Description: 330 pages, 16 unnumbered page of plates : illustrations (colour) ; 21 cm.
ISBN: 9780316322423 (pbk.)
Author Notes: Malala Yousafzai was born in the Swat Valley of Pakistan on July 12, 1997. In 2009, she wrote a diary for BBC using a pen name about the critical situation in Swat at that time. On October 8, 2012, she was attacked by the Taliban while returning home from school. I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban is her first book. She won the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize. In 2015 she launched the #BooksNotBullets campaign on social media to pressure world leaders to invest in education rather than the military. Yousafzai asks low- and middle-income countries to commit a minimum of 20% of national budgets on education, rather than the current average of 15%.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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