Title:
I am Malala : the girl who stood up for education and was shot by the Taliban
Personal Author EPSB:
Summary:
When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education. On Tuesday, October 9, 2012, when she was fifteen, she almost paid the ultimate price. She was shot in the head at point-blank range while ridingβ More...
Year Published:
2013
Physical Description:
viii, 327 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Contents:
The Day My World Changed -- Before the Taliban. 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 -- Three Girls, Three Bullets. The Valley of Sorrows ; Praying to be tall ; The woman and the sea ; A private Talibanization ; Who is Malala? -- Between Life and Death. "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.
Awards:
2014 Spring ASLC review Alberta School Library Council.
Personal Subject:
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ISBN:
9780316322409
9780316403467
9781910173596
9780316322423
Publisher:
New York, NY : Little, Brown, & Company, 2013.
Β©2013
