Good morning readers! In honor of Women's History Month and International Women's Day, I wanted to talk about an inspiring young woman, Malala Yousafzai, and her book I am Malala. Miss Yousafzai was all over the news a couple of years ago, but just for a recap she is a young Pakastani woman who has been fighting for her right to go to school. When she was fifteen, she was shot in the head by someone who (to put it mildly) did not agree with her cause. No one expected her to survive. Not only did she survive, but she also continued to fight for her right and the right of girls everywhere to an education, earning a Nobel Peace Prize.
I am Malala is a biography of her life so far, starting with her parents' early marriage years as her father opens a school for girls, through her attack and her recovery. Malala Yousafzai is a talented writer, and her story is both inspiring and heartbreaking. She and her family have overcome so much to provide her and her fellow students with an education. I cannot recommend this book enough. It shows this remarkable young woman as a real person, flaws and all, and gives new insight into Pakastani Culture and the rise of the Taliban.
I listened to the audiobook version of I am Malala, and I highly recommend doing the same. Yousafazai herself recorded the introduction, and then Archie Panjabi took over for the rest of the text. Both were clear, easy to understand, and engaging.
