I Am Malala Book Review

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I just finished reading Malala Yousafzai’s autobiography, I Am Malala. I wanted to know more about her – about her life before she became the girl that we know as Malala – the girl who was shot for wanting to go to school. This book is her words and as I read it, I got to know her a little bit more. What I found is that even though she lived in very different environment from me, we liked a lot of the same things. She grew up loving to hang out with her friends and play with her brothers. She loved music and television. She liked to go to museums and her favourite snack is popcorn. She loved reading, writing and school and more than anything, she loved her family. I learned so much from reading Malala’s book. One thing that really stands out to me is that it is important – and sometimes difficult and sometimes dangerous – to stand up for what you believe in. It is not always easy to spread awareness for something that you are passionate about and to be courageous about it. Use your talent to share your passion, like Malala did when she was blogging. It was the best way to share her story to the world. Malala, after she was shot in the head and was recovered she had to make a choice – to have a low profile to stay safe in case the Taliban tried to hurt her again or keep fighting for education and become a role model to so many people. There is something really important to remember about Malala – she did not set out to be the young woman that she is know for today. She wanted to go to school. She wanted to be a doctor. She wanted to help people. She might not become the doctor that she dreamed of becoming, but she is living her dream of helping people. I think what surprised me how open she was in the book. I did not think she would share so much about her school, her hobbies and really herself. I also did not think it would be as descriptive as it was.
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