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Malala is the story of a girl who stood up for education and changed the world. This book is compiled by Malala Yousafzai, in collaboration with the critically acclaimed national book award finalist, Patricia McCormick. Summary of the Book Meet the girl behind the icon - a girl who loves cricket, has tiffs with her best friend and on the day of the shooting, had almost overslept and missed an exam! This is the story of a girl who saw women abruptly banned from public, schools blown up, and Taliban opponents thrashed in public, but who did not remain silent. Malala is a girl whose homeland fell apart into a state of constant fear and tyranny, and who found herself transformed from being rather shy and bookish into a courageous challenger of a lethal regime. This book talks about her fervent belief in every child's right to education, her passion to make that a reality throughout the world, and her determination and hope to inspire other children all over the world to stand up for their individual and societal rights alongside her. It includes a brand new material about Malala's life after the shooting episode, acclimatizing to life in a strange country, rehabilitation and her thoughts on the frequent threats she faces, accompanied by new photos and illustrations. About Malala Yousafzai Malala Yousafzai was born in 1997 in the Swat Valley of Pakistan. She has lived through overwhelming changes in her country, a nation which has been unfortunately transformed from a once peaceful land to a hot bed of terrorism. Malala, who now lives in Birmingham, England, asserts that she has been given a second life. She also says that she aims to devote it to the good of the people, and her ardent belief that all girls, everywhere, deserve education.