Malala

The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World

by Malala Yousafzai, Patricia McCormick

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Pub Date 27 Aug 2015 | Archive Date 31 Oct 2015

Hachette Children's Group | Orion Children's Books

Biographies & Memoirs | Teens & YA

Description

Read an extract of the collaboration with critically acclaimed NATIONAL BOOK AWARD finalist Patricia McCormick, Malala tells her story - from her childhood in the Swat Valley to the shooting, her recovery and new life in England.

UK only.

*Malala is the youngest ever winner of the Nobel Prize*

She's a girl who loves cricket, gossips with her best friends, and, on the day of the shooting, nearly overslept and missed an exam. A girl who saw women suddenly banned from public, schools blown up, the Taliban seize control, and her homeland descend into a state of fear and repression. This is the story of her life, and also of her passionate belief in every child's right to education, her determination to make that a reality throughout the world, and her hope to inspire others.

Read an extract of the collaboration with critically acclaimed NATIONAL BOOK AWARD finalist Patricia McCormick, Malala tells her story - from her childhood in the Swat Valley to the shooting, her...