I Am Malala [Young Readers adaptation]

About this book

Praise for I Am Malala: A 2015 Amelia Bloomer Project List Selection A CBC 2015 Children's Choice Book Awards Finalist A 2015 International Literacy Association Teachers' Choice Selection

• "A searing and personal portrait of a young woman who dared to make a difference." ―Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"This is no simple redaction. With the capable assistance of co-author McCormick, the account has been effectively rewritten specifically for children...[I]t should pack quite a wallop."―Kirkus Reviews

"Although her efforts to attend school, and the subsequent attack she endured, make for a powerful story, Yousafzai writes just as vividly about her daily life as a child in Pakistan.... Yousafzai's fresh, straightforward voice creates an easily read narrative that will introduce a slew of younger readers to both her story and her mission."―Booklist

[Yousafzai's] strong voice and ideals come across on every page, emphasizing how her surroundings and supportive family helped her become the relevant figure she is today....―SLJ

Subjects

• biography
• children, asia
• children, juvenile literature
• children's rights
• education
• education, juvenile literature
• history
• juvenile literature
• juvenile nonfiction / biography & autobiography / political
• juvenile nonfiction / biography & autobiography / women
• juvenile nonfiction / girls & women
• juvenile nonfiction / history / middle east
• juvenile nonfiction / people & places / middle east
• juvenile nonfiction / school & education
• new york times bestseller
• nyt:childrens-middle-grade=2014-11-02
• pakistan, history
• pakistan, juvenile literature
• women, education
• young women