about the book
When the Taliban took control of her home of Swat Valley in Pakistan, Malala Yousafzai refused to let them stop her from having an education. Her own father and mother continued to encourage her to learn, as her father owned the school she went to and encouraged all kids—boys and girls—in the area to get educated.
The Taliban did not like this, and took it out on Malala. They boarded her school bus one day and shot her in the head at point blank range….
She survived.
Now Malala, only a teenager, has become known worldwide as a peace maker, the youngest person ever to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Her story is inspiring innumerable people across the world to stand up for basic civil rights for women.
about the author
Malala Yousafzai was born in 1997 in the town of Mingora in Pakistan. She has two younger brothers, and when she was young she had a pet chicken. Though the Taliban made it illegal, Malala was educated by her father, Ziauddin, who owns a chain of schools in Pakistan.
Malala got her start in activism when at the age of about eleven she started a blog using a pseudonym, writing for the BBC about her life under the rule of the Taliban. This led her to more and more activism, and soon she could no longer hide her true identity.
After the assassination attempt, Malala was moved to Birmingham, England, where she recovered and now lives, continuing to advocate and fight for women’s educational rights.
Sources:
Author interview : The Daily Show
Author speech : Nobel Peace Prize
Author biography: Wikipedia
Author video interview: ABC News
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