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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2014 | Grades 5 and Up
Gr 7 Up—The story of Malala Yousafzai's life so far is remarkable in how much she has accomplished in such a short time. By the time she was 11, she was blogging under a pseudonym about education for the BBC Urdu website. She wrote candidly about the Taliban and their efforts to block girls' access to schools. Two years later, she was nominated for the International Children's Peace Prize but less than a year after that she was shot in the face by a Taliban assassi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2014
This biography of the Pakistani girl who survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban provides geographical, historical, and sociopoliti...Log In or Sign Up to Read More