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

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Lexile: 1000LrnWhen the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education.rnOn Tuesday October 9, 2012, she almost paid the ultimate price. When she was shot in the head at point blank range while riding the bus home from school, few expected her to survive.rnInstead, 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 ever nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize.rnI AM MALALA is the remarkable tale of a family uprooted by global terrorism, of the fight for girls' education, and of Malala's parents' fierce love for their daughter in a society that prizes sons.rnIt will make you believe in the power of one person's voice to inspire change in the world.

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371.822 YOU i

Publisher

Los Angeles : Little, Brown and Company., 2013

Collation

352p. : ill. ; 23,5 cm

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ISBN/ISSN

9780316403467

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371.822 YOU i

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Edition

1st ed.

Subject(s)

Women
Autobiographies
YOUSAFZAI, Malala
Women in Pakistan - Autobiography
Women in Pakistan - Education - Autobiography
Children - Civil rights - Autobiography
Education
Children\'s rights
Living standards
Pakistan - Social conditions - Autobiography
Pakistan

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Statement of Responsibility

by Malala Yousafzai ; with Christina Lamb.

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