I Am Malala

by Malala Yousafzai (with Christina Lamb) · 2013 · English

Autobiography & memoirPakistan

About the book

Malala describes growing up in Mingora, her father's school, the Taliban takeover of Swat, her campaign for girls' education, and being shot on her school bus in 2012. It ends with her recovery in Birmingham, England.

Why it matters

Memoir of the youngest Nobel laureate, from Swat under the Taliban to the 2012 attack on her.