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

I am Malala : the girl who stood up for education and was shot by the Taliban / Malala Yousafzai ; with Christina Lamb.

Yousafzai, Malala, 1997- (author.). Lamb, Christina (author.).

Summary:

When 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. On Tuesday October 9, 2012, she almost paid the ultimate price.

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  • ISBN: 9780316322409 :
  • ISBN: 0316322407
  • ISBN: 9780316322423
  • Physical Description: viii, 327 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, map ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Little, Brown, 2013.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Prologue: The day my world changed -- A daughter is born -- My father the falcon -- Growing up in a school -- The village -- Why I don't wear earrings and Pashtuns don't say thank you -- Children of the rubbish mountain -- The mufti who tried to close our school -- The autumn of the earthquake -- The Valley of Death. Radio Mullah ; Toffees, tennis balls, and the Buddhas of Swat ; The clever class ; The bloody square ; The diary of Gul Makai ; A funny kind of peace ; Leaving the valley -- The Valley of Sorrows -- Praying to be tall -- The woman and the sea -- A private Talibanization -- Who is Malala? -- "God, I entrust her to You" -- Journey into the unknown -- A second life. "The girl shot in the head, Birmingham" ; "They have snatched her smile" -- One child, one teacher, one book, one pen-- -- Important events in Pakistan and Swat.
Target Audience Note:
N.L. Lexile.
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader Upper Grades 7.1 16.0

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Subject: Yousafzai, Malala, 1997-
Young women > Education > Pakistan > Biography.
Children's rights > Pakistan > Biography.

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  • 26 of 26 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Hood River County Library District.

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