Book Review | Malala, The Girl Who Stood up for Education and Changed the World

Title: Malala - The Girl Who Stood Up For Education and Changed the World
Author: Malala Yousafzai, Patricia McCormick
Genre: Non Fiction - Memoir
Publication Date: 19th August 2014
Publisher: Orion
Source: Publisher
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781780622156
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Summary:
I Am Malala. This is my story.
Malala Yousafzai was only ten years old when the Taliban took control of her region. They said music was a crime. They said women weren't allowed to go to the market. They said girls couldn't go to school.
Raised in a once-peaceful area of Pakistan transformed by terrorism, Malala was taught to stand up for what she believes. So she fought for her right to be educated. And on October 9, 2012, she nearly lost her life for the cause: She was shot point-blank while riding the bus on her way home from school.
No one expected her to survive.
Now Malala is an international symbol of peaceful protest and the youngest ever Nobel Peace Prize winner. In this Young Readers Edition of her bestselling memoir, which has been reimagined specifically for a younger audience and includes exclusive photos and material, we hear firsthand the remarkable story of a girl who knew from a young age that she wanted to change the world -- and did.
Malala's powerful story will open your eyes to another world and will make you believe in hope, truth, miracles and the possibility that one person -- one young person -- can inspire change in her community and beyond.

REVIEW:

Firstly, I just want to mention that this memoir is the 'younger readers' version of her memoir titled, 'I Am Malala'. I think that older children in schools should definitely be reading this book and talking about it. It will open their eyes not only to the importance of education, but also to different cultures, religions, beliefs, countries and the impact that terrorism can have. 

Reading Malala's story was truly an inspiring experience and even though I'm now fully aware of her story and everything that occurred, I still find myself wanting to read the Adult version of her memoir to see the differences and just because her story is so inspiring and encouraging that I would certainly read it again.

I would definitely recommend this book to children and young adults over the age of 12, because even though it is the 'younger readers' version, it still contains mature themes and violence that could be disturbing to young children.

I definitely highly recommend this book or even the adult version because it's definitely a book that anyone can get something out of. The fact that children in westernised countries hate going to school when Malala is fighting for the right to learn, it really puts things into perspective. 

To see a seventeen year old girl go through so much terror and trauma to go on to becoming such a success and an advocate for change is so inspirational. 

Rating:

★★★★★