Title: I Am Malala [Young Readers adaptation]
Description: 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: Young women, Education, Children's rights, Biography, History, Pakistan, juvenile literature, Pakistan, history, Women, education, Education, juvenile literature, Children, juvenile literature, Children, asia, Juvenile literature, JUVENILE NONFICTION / School & Education, 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, nyt:childrens-middle-grade=2014-11-02, New York Times bestseller
Places: Swat Valley, Pakistan
Time periods: 2016