This book is about her story growing up and living in a country that values males more than females. More specifically, it's her story about the struggle and fight for an education for herself and for all girls. Malala and her family met a lot of resistance from political groups trying to silence the public by using fear tactics. Throughout the book, we learn how one girl changed the fate of education for all girls in her country by bringing attention to the issue worldwide.
Malala represents more than one pillar, but if I were to say just one, it would be courage. She shows courage throughout her days living as a female in her country by standing true and tall to her beliefs and never bending to what others tell her to believe or feel. When she was told she could not go to school and that women should just be around to look after the men, she still packed up her books and went to school without fear. No matter what was thrown at her, she would not give up. She faced her biggest obstacle, which was the threat of being killed, by saying she would first want to have a conversation with her killer about the importance of educating all people, before he would shoot her. She put her own life on the line, to show the world what was going on in her country by giving interviews and writing things down in journals for the reporters. This put a target on her and her family, but they all continued on living the life they believe was right and her father continued on with running the school and she continued on learning as long as she could.
I would give this book 4 starts out of 5. It was a good book but not really my genre of choice. I do like to read books based on real stories.
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