I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai with Patricia McCormick

Title: I am Malala
Author: Malala Yousafzai with Patricia McCormick
Publisher: Indigo
Pages: 264
Source: review copy from The Guardian

When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education.
On Tuesday, October 9, 2012, when she was fifteen, she almost paid the ultimate price. She was shot in the head at point-blank range while riding the bus home from school, and few expected her to survive.
Instead, Malala's miraculous recovery has taken her on an extraordinary journey from a remote valley in northern Pakistan to the halls of the United Nations in New York. At sixteen, she became a global symbol of peaceful protest and the youngest nominee ever for the Nobel Peace Prize.

This is by far the most inspirational book I've ever read. Malala is such an inspiration to so many people, myself included. Normally I'm not such a big fan of non-fiction books, but this book had me hooked. It was so interesting to read about what happened to her, and her country.

Reading this book put my life into perspective, and made me feel very grateful for what I have. At the beginning of the book, Malala and her family were grateful for being able to play cricket in the alley way by their house, but kids these days are upset because they got the wrong coloured iPhone. It made me realise that I have a lot, and I should be more grateful that I have what I have.

Malala didn't deserve anything that happened to her. But still, even after she got shot, she kept fighting for what she believed in. She didn't back down, and kept fighting for girls to get an education, to be equal with boys.

This is a book that everyone needs to read. I think that everyone should know about Malala, and all she's been through.
This is definitely my favourite non-fiction book, and Malala is one of my favourite people. This book deserves 5 stars.

★★★★★