Malala Yousafzai By Patricia Mccormick

The author of this book is Malala Yousafzai with co-author, Patricia McCormick. It was published in October 8, 2013 by Little, Brown and Company in New York, Boston and and by Weidenfeld & Nicolson in the U.K.. Malala is an activist for children who are denied education worldwide. She has been delivering speeches to influence others to take a stand in giving all children free, quality education for twelve years.

Purpose: This book exist to let readers know her story. How she got shot by the Taliban's because she stood up for what she believes in. There are people who will not always agree with what you believe in, therefore will try to bring you down. Her story tells how she rose up and became a symbol for protesting of girls getting banned from school in a
She is willing to risk her life for those who deserve to get education. She will not stop until she reaches her goal of education for all children. The time period of this book was exactly one year after she got shot in October 8, 2012. She got her autobiography published after one year. She was recovering from her bullet wounds when she was writing her story of what had happened. This book reflects on how nothing can get in your way and how you can always fight for what you believe in. The controversies of this piece is the book itself. It was only written to tell her story of the Taliban's shooting her. She wants to let them know that they will not be able to bring her down. When this piece was written, the Taliban's were destroying schools and killing or attacking those who wanted to stand up for their rights. Because that is what Malala did, the Taliban's tried to kill her so there would not be anyone objecting what they were saying. The Taliban's were trying to use violence to get their ways, but failed. Malala used peace and non-violence and has made one of the biggest impacts in the world, and still is