The first decade of Malala’s life was idyllic. She was born inMingora Pakistan, in the Swat Valley region. Her father ran a school for girls, providing unlimited access to books and learning. By the age of 10, she spoke three languages (Pashto, Urdu and English). She was allowed to ...
More About This Book I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up For Education And Changed The World. Malala Yousafzai with Patricia McCormick Malala Yousafzai is an outspoken advocate for education for all children. In October of 2012, she nearly lost her life when she was shot at point-blank range...
【3】On Oct 9, 2012, when Malala was taking a bus home, a Taliban man got on the bus with a gun in hand. A bullet immediately hit her in the face. Luckily, the shot didn’t kill her. She was taken to a hospital in the UK. The shot didn’t kill her courage, either. 【4】...
I was about 5 when Trayvon Martin was shot, and my mom explained that some men thought he was scary because he was brown. That really confused me. Then I’d be reading my book and look up at the news and see people saying that he shouldn’t have been wearing that hoodie, that he ...