*Jumps Up Down! Read This Book!
As mention in the video I picked up the young readers edition by mistake. I just clicked the first book that popped up on my library's search engine. Afterwards I read quite a few reviews explaining the differences. the best one I found is from Ph.D.s and Pigtails book blog. You can read their book review post here.
As mention in the video I picked up the young readers edition by mistake. I just clicked the first book that popped up on my library's search engine. Afterwards I read quite a few reviews explaining the differences. the best one I found is from Ph.D.s and Pigtails book blog. You can read their book review post here.
Synopsis: "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 teh cause: She was shot point-blank while riding the bus on her way home from school.
No one expected her to survive.
Now she is an international symbol of peaceful protest and the youngest- ever Nobel Peace Prize nominee. In this Young Readers Edition of her bestselling memoir, which includes excessive 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.
My Review:
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 teh cause: She was shot point-blank while riding the bus on her way home from school.
No one expected her to survive.
Now she is an international symbol of peaceful protest and the youngest- ever Nobel Peace Prize nominee. In this Young Readers Edition of her bestselling memoir, which includes excessive 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.
My Review:
I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World by Malala YousafzaiMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
5 Platypires for I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
I have a new hero and her name is Malala. I really can't say enough about this girl that would do her any justice. She is just amazing and her story is so inspiring. I am just in awe over her.
I ordered this book from the library and by mistake I ordered the young readers edition instead of the adult one. I feel I actually got the better version because I am okay with not reading all the medical and technical terms. Now that being said I was immediately captured with Malala's story.
Her love of education and her strong faith is throughout the whole book. She never wavered in her convictions even faced with death. Her feminist and independent ideals were refreshing to read. Basically, everybody needs access to education and its the only way to fight war.
The book starts from when she was a little girl before the Taliban to when they took over her hometown. Also includes her attempted murder and the aftermath in Birmingham with her treatment.
Overall this was a wonderful, emotional read because it was so inspiring. I would recommend everybody to read it.
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