# I Am Malala (Young Readers Edition)

**Author:** Malala Yousafzai
**Lexile:** 830L
**Grade range:** Grades 6–10
**Age range:** 11–15
**First published:** 2014
**Page count:** 240
**Genre:** Memoir
**ISBN-13:** `9780316327916`
**ISBN-10:** `0316327913`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/i-am-malala-young-readers
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

The young-readers adaptation of Malala Yousafzai's memoir recounts her childhood in Pakistan's Swat Valley, her campaign for girls' education under Taliban rule, the attack that nearly killed her, and her emergence as the youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Adapted with Patricia McCormick for a middle-grade audience. It is widely assigned in grades 6-10 for units on human rights, activism, and courage.

## Themes

- courage
- education
- activism
- resilience
- identity

## Content notes

- violence
- terrorism

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