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Author:

Aretha, David.

Title:

Malala Yousafzai and the girls of Pakistan / by David Aretha.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Morgan Reynolds Publishing,

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

64 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Yousafzai, Malala,--1997---Juvenile literature.
Yousafzai, Malala,--1997-
Taliban--Juvenile literature.
Taliban.
Girls--Education--Pakistan--Juvenile literature.
Sex discrimination in education--Pakistan--Juvenile literature.
Women social reformers--Pakistan--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Social reformers--Pakistan--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Political activists--Pakistan--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Girls--Violence against--Pakistan--Juvenile literature.
Girls--Education--Pakistan.
Girls--Violence against--Pakistan.
Pakistan--Social conditions--Juvenile literature.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 60-61) and index.

Contents:

The girl who couldn't be silenced -- Trouble in paradise -- Targeted by the Taliban -- Malala's desk.

Summary:

When fifteen-year-old Malala Yousafzai spoke out against the Taliban's policy of forbidding education for girls, an attempt was made on her life. This is her story, which also includes information on other hardships faced by young women in Pakistan.

Series:

Out in front

ISBN:

1599354543 (hbk.)
9781599354545 (hbk.)

LCCN:

2013044510

Locations:

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

GVPC501 -- Monroe Public Library (Monroe)

BVPE851 -- Nevada Public Library (Nevada)

AWPD207 -- Osceola Public Library (Osceola)

DPPE403 -- Kendall Young Library (Webster City)

CJPC482 -- Williamsburg Public Library (Williamsburg)