I Am Malala |
"It’s a searing and personal portrait of a young woman who dared to make a difference." |
"Yousafzai effectively summarizes her story and her advocacy for girls’ education, peace, and human rights. Above all, she stresses that she doesn’t want to be known as the girl shot by the Taliban but rather as a young person who actively fought for education. A strong addition to social studies, history, and biography collection." - Sujei Lugo |
My Thoughts
- What an inspiring young lady?
- What an amazing role model for young girls everywhere?
"Living under wraps seemed so unfair - and uncomfortable. From an early age, I told my parents that no matter what other girls did, I would never cover my face like that. My face was my identity. My mother, who is quite devout and traditional, was shocked. Our relatives thought I was bold. (Some said rude). But my father said I could do as I wished. "Malala will live as free as a bird," he told everyone" (25). |
"[When] it was time for the kite-flying contest - where boys would skillfully try to cut their competitors' kite strings, It was an exciting game, full of unpredictable escapes and plunges. It was beautiful, and also a bit melancholy for me to see the pretty kites sputter to the ground. I could see a future that would be cut down just like those kites - simply because I was a girl" (25 - 26). |
Additional Resources & Read-A-Likes
- Biography features a short biography on Malala Yousafzai on their website.
- The Nobel Prize website also features a profile on Malala, which includes a video of her Nobel Lecture.
- Also, there is a documentary film titled He Named Me Malala (2015) that may prove to be a valuable resource in the classroom. Here is the official trailer for the documentary.
Works Cited
- "I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World." Publishers Weekly (2014): 80. Library & Information Science Source. Web.
- Lugo, Sujei. "I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World." School Library Journal 61.1 (2015): 134-135. Library & Information Science Source. Web.
- Yousafzai, Malala, and Patricia McCormick. I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood up for Education and Changed the World. New York: Little Brown &, 2014. eIndiana Digital Consortium. eBook.
Great review and list of resources! Would you also suggest the full memoir (of which this is an adaptation) for more confident readers? The supplemental resources and links you’ve listed are great for incorporating Malala’s story into the classroom or library programming.
In addition to the variations on Malala’s story, I would also suggest Greg Mortenson’s Three Cups of Tea to add a dimension to the effort to bring education to areas under the eye of the Taliban. Mortenson has also released a follow-up, Stones into Schools.
This is a great review! I am currently reading this book for my litbit 6 because there is a young readers edition on the book. I was able to get a class set of the books through the Indiana State Library for our philanthropy class to use. I have watched Malala's story closely over the last few years and am amazed at what an awesome person she is! I think the young reader's edition would be great for intermediate-middle grades.
This is an awesome review! I especially like the other resources that you mentioned. I have not read Malala’s story but do have it on my to-read list. I never knew that there were this many adaptation to her story. It is a great story that should be shared world-wide. This story is not only good for women/girls but for men/boys also feel that inequalities must change. Great review!
Dawn,
I think you did a magnificent job with this review! I have been interested in reading this book myself, so it was great to hear that you enjoyed it so much. Malala is truly an inspirational young lady, I think this book would be great as a pairing with books about other inspirational young people and/or women. I think you did a great job highlighting the other books about Malala, and I like that you included so many additional resources to go along with it. Thank you for sharing your review!
Cindy
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