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I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World (Young Readers Edition) | April 1, 2015

by Malala Yousafzai (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, August 2014)

In celebration of International Women’s Day on March 8, I picked up I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai. In this book, Malala tells her inspiring story about standing up to the Taliban and demanding freedom of education for young girls. This moving account takes readers through the beginning of Malala’s education. Malala describes the wonder of going to school, “For us girls, that doorway was like a magical entrance to our own special world,” which made me appreciate my own opportunities. I was sincerely touched by the book Publishers Weekly calls in a starred review, “A searing and personal portrait of a young woman who dared to make a difference.” I’d recommend this title any time of year, but it was particularly special to read near International Women’s Day.

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