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Malala Yousafzai, Patricia McCormickI Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World (Young Readers Edition)
Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | YA | Published in 2014A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Important Quotes
“I vowed then that I would never partake in badal.”
(Chapter 1, Page 15)
As a young girl, Malala rejects the practice of revenge outlined in the Pashtunwali code that informs their lives. The fear of disappointing her beloved, ethical father influences her vow. Malala’s practice of peaceful dissent has roots in this early decision.
“The sights and sounds in their world were different.”
(Chapter 1, Page 17)
Malala is more interested in listening to her father and his friends’ political conversations than to women’s talk, revealing her curiosity and interest in the world outside Mingora. That her father allows her to join the men’s discussions shows both his indulgent love of Malala and his acceptance of women’s intellectual and cultural equality—making him a rarity in the patriarchal Pashtun culture.
“The school was my world, and my world was the school.”
(Chapter 1, Page 20)
Education is in Malala’s blood. The daughter of a teacher, she learns its importance at an early age. Malala thrives on learning and takes pride in her academic achievements—and in earning her father’s praise.
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