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Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 16
Lexile measure
1000L
Language
English
Description
When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education. On Tuesday October 9, 2012, she almost paid the ultimate price.
Author
Publisher
Random House Childrens Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
550L
Language
English
Description
Written as a letter to the international girls' rights icon and complemented by photographs of girls from around the world, this book focuses on the barriers girls face in their quest for education.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
740L
Language
English
Description
"As a child in Pakistan, Malala made a wish for a magic pencil. She would use it to make everyone happy, to erase the smell of garbage from her city, to sleep an extra hour in the morning. But as she grew older, Malala saw that there were more important things to wish for. She saw a world that needed fixing. And even if she never found a magic pencil, Malala realized that she could still work hard every day to make her wishes come true."--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
680L
Language
English
Description
Malala Yousafzai was a girl who loved to learn but was told that girls would no longer be allowed to go to school. She wrote a blog that called attention to what was happening in her beautiful corner of Pakistan and realized that words can bring about change. She has continued to speak out for the right of all children to have an education. In 2014 she won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
830L
Language
English
Description
I Am Malala. This is my story. Malala Yousafzai was only ten years old when the Taliban took control of her region. They said music was a crime. They said women weren't allowed to go to the market. They said girls couldn't go to school. Raised in a once-peaceful area of Pakistan transformed by terrorism, Malala was taught to stand up for what she believes. So she fought for her right to be educated. And on October 9, 2012, she nearly lost her life...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
650L
Language
English
Description
This Step 4 Biography Reader shares the inspiring story of Malala Yousafzai, the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. Even as a young girl in Pakistan, Malala spoke up about the importance of girls' education, via speeches and a blog. Since the Taliban regime was intent on denying girls an education and silencing anyone who disagreed with their laws, this was very dangerous. Malala was shot, but she survived the attack and it did not silence...
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Tells Malala Yousafzai's harrowing story of standing up for girls' education against the Taliban, being shot in the head, and surviving to continue the fight"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"Malala Yousafzai introduces some of the people behind the statistics and news stories we read or hear every day about the millions of people displaced worldwide. Malala's experiences visiting refugee camps caused her to reconsider her own displacement-- first as an Internally Displaced Person when she was a young child in Pakistan, and then as an international activist who could travel anywhere in the world except to the home she loved. In We Are...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"A moving and inspirational story with a deeply personal look into the Yousafzai family, "Let her fly" traces Ziauddin Yousafzai's life journey. From an unconfident, stammering little boy living in a mud house in a mountainous region of Pakistan to a man who has broken with regressive social norms, Yousafzai has proven that there are many faces of feminism. As an educator, a family man, and an activist, Yousafzai has championed positive changes...
Author
Series
Publisher
Rise x Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2023.
Lexile measure
AD 780L
Language
English
Description
"The chronology and themes of Malala Yousafzai's life are presented in a masterfully succinct text, with just a few sentences per page. The fresh, stylized illustrations are sure to captivate young readers and adults alike. With a read-aloud biographical summary in the back, this age-appropriate introduction honors the life and work of one of the most influential activists of our time"--
12) Malala Yousafzai
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Zoom
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
430L
Language
English
Description
A biography of Malala Yousafzai, a Muslim teenage girl from Pakistan, who advocates for education of women and children, and whom the Taliban attempted to assassi nate on October 9, 2012.
13) Malala Yousafzai
Author
Series
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Childrens Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
940L
Language
English
Description
When Malala was born in Mingora, Pakistan, her father was determined she would have every opportunity that a boy would have. She loved getting an education, but when a hateful regime came to power, girls were no longer allowed to go to school. Malala spoke out in public about this, which made her a target for violence. She was shot in the left side of her head and woke up in hospital in England. Finally after long months and many surgeries, Malala...
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Description
Malala Yousafzai stood up to the Taliban and fought for the right for all girls to receive an education. When she was just fifteen-years old, the Taliban attempted to kill Malala, but even this did not stop her activism. At age eighteen Malala became the youngest person to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her work to ensure the education of all children around the world.
15) Malala Yousafzai
Author
Series
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A biography of Malala Yousafzai as part of the She Persisted series"--
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Description
Profiles the life and accomplishments of the Pakistani teenager, covering her childhood, shooting at the hands of the Taliban, and life in England.
17) Malala Yousafzai
Author
Series
Publisher
Cherry Lake Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
440L
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Britannica Educational Publishing in association with Rosen Educational Services
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This biography details Malala Yousafzai, who became an internationally recognized advocate for the education of women and girls, survived an assassination attempt and won the Nobel Peace Prize, all while she was still in her teens.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
" Make way for Malala Yousafzai! It's Malala like you've never seen her before!Using a unique mix of first-person narrative, hilarious comic panels, and essential facts, Dean Robbins introduces young readers to an activist and trailblazer. The third book in the exciting You Are a Star nonfiction series, You Are a Star, Malala Yousafzai focuses on Malala's lifelong mission to bring educational equality and justice to all - especially young girls.Maithili...