I Am Malala
Instead, 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 nominee ever for the Nobel Peace Prize.
About the Book
I 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. It will make you believe in the power of one person’s voice to inspire change in the world. Malala’s story has spurred enormous interest across the globe, and her memoir will be published in twenty-seven other countries, including the UK, Germany, France, Holland, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Brazil, Japan, Taiwan, China, Korea, Hungary, Croatia, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Greece, India, Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and South Africa.
About the Authors
Malala Yousafzai, the educational campaigner from Swat Valley, Pakistan, came to public attention by writing for BBC Urdu about life under the Taliban. Using the pen name Gul Makai, she often spoke about her family’s fight for girls’ education in her community. In October 2012, Malala was targeted by the Taliban and shot in the head as she was returning from school on a bus. She miraculously survived and continues her campaign for education.
In recognition of her courage and advocacy, Malala was honored with the National Youth Peace Prize in Pakistan in 2011 and won both the International Children’s Peace Prize and the Amnesty International Ambassador of Conscience Award this year. She is the youngest person ever nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. She was short-listed for Time magazine’s Person of the Year and has received numerous other awards.
