Bibliograph

Malala Yousafzai, warrior with words, by Karen Leggett Abouraya ; collages by Susan L. Roth

Type

Label

Malala Yousafzai, warrior with words, by Karen Leggett Abouraya ; collages by Susan L. Roth

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Malala Yousafzai

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1031430175

Responsibility statement

by Karen Leggett Abouraya ; collages by Susan L. Roth

Sub title

warrior with words

Summary

Growing up in the Swat Valley of Pakistan, Malala Yousafzai loved books and school. But in 2009, the Taliban came to power and closed all schools for girls. Malala, just eleven years old, began to speak and blog about the right of all children to receive an education. Soon fighting broke out and Malala's family fled the Swat Valley. After the fighting ceased, they returned home, and Malala continued to speak out. That's when she was shot by a Taliban gunman, but her life-threatening injury only strengthened Malala's resolve. In 2013, just nine months after being attacked, Malala addressed the United Nations about the right of every child to receive an education, and in 2014, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. At age seventeen, she was the youngest person ever to receive this honor. This book is more than a biography of a brave, outspoken girl who continues to fight for the millions of children worldwide who are not able to go to school. It is also a testament to the power of education to change the world for girls and boys everywhere

Target audience

juvenile

Classification