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Yousafzai, Malala, and Christina Lamb. I Am Malala. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2013.

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                                 Malala is Born

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                                 Malala is Born

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Malala Yousafzai was born in Mingora, a beautiful village in the Swat Valley. In her culture, the birth of a boy is most desirable as they believe males have more to offer to the family.
"I was a girl in a land where rifles are fired in celebration of a son, while daughters are hidden away behind a curtain." pg 13

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Malala's father starts a school in Mingora with a college friend, Naeem. They experience many hardships, but work through them and Malala grows up spending all her time at this school. She learns to value education.

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One of Malala's cousins criticizes her for not covering up enough. This gets her thinking about how restricted her life is as a women. Malala learns that under the Taliban's control, it is way worse for women. This foreshadows her future

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In order to redeem herself after stealing her friend's jewelry, Malala enters a public speaking competition. She delivers a speech written by her father on nonviolent methods of finding peace. She comes in second, but learns that losing doesn't always mean you're a loser. This was big for her as public speaking is a big part of her fathers life.

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Violence breaks out after General Musharraf sends the army to the ungoverned FATA lands and the United States attacks Pakistan. This worries Ziauddin.
"It's coming here," my father warned. "The fire is reaching the valley. Let's put out the flames of militancy before they reach here." pg 101

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The Taliban's leader, Maulana Fazlullah (Radio Mullah), supports bringing back Sharia law which appeals to many people. He impresses many, including Malala's mother. He argues that women should stay home and only go out with a male relative.
"Then he'd say, "Women are meant to fulfill their responsibilities in the home. Only in emergencies can they go outside, but then they must wear the veil." pg 115

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The Taliban start patrolling the streets looking for resistance and wrongdoing. Ziuaddin's schools are condemned for being "too western". Ziuaddin begs the taliban not to harm the schoolchildren.
"Sir, the school you are running is Western and infidel," it said. "You teach girls and have a uniform that is un-Islamic. Stop this or you will be in trouble and your children will weep and cry for you." pg 122

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The Taliban arrive at the mosque and demand that women stay home and hidden from view, or they will be forced to join the bloody battle. In response to the murder of one of the mosque's leaders, there is a series of suicide bombings in the country and Radio Mullah declares war on the government.

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Malala protests the way the Quran is misinterpreted to justify Benazir's murder.
"By the time the Taliban came I had finished my recitation of the complete Quran, what we call Khatun ul-Quran, much to the delight of Baba, my grandfather the cleric." pg 134

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During the war between the Taliban and the army, school becomes a safe place for Malala. Radio Mullah continues to insist girls should stay home instead of going to school.
"Our school was a haven from the horrors outside. All the other girls in my class wanted to be doctors, but I decided I wanted to be an inventor and make an anti-Taliban machine which would sniff them out and destroy their guns" pg 137

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During an explosion, members of Malala's friend's family are injured and killed. Ziauddin reassures them they will discover courage and becomes an important spokesperson for truth in peace bringing attention to the situation in swat.

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At the end of 2008, the Taliban announce the closure of girls schools.
"Then, at the end of 2008, Fazlullah's deputy Maulana Shah Dauran announced on the radio that all girls' schools would close. From 15 January girls must not go to school." pg 146

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People begin getting suspicious of Malala's father and wonder why he is still alive even after speaking out. He must take extra precautions to protect his family.

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Malala volunteers to write blog posts for a BBC Urdu Website about her life under Taliban rule.

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Malala Speaks on behalf of education and is rewarded 

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Malala Speaks on behalf of education and is rewarded 

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A documentary Malala is featured in draws attention and she and her friends are taken on a trip to Islamabad. They are temporarily distracted from the troubles they face back home.

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In May 2009, Malala and her family become a part of an exodus and leave behind their home to travel to Shangla.

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 Malala returns and begins receiving recognition

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 Malala returns and begins receiving recognition

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Malala's family returns to her home which remains in good shape. Malala is chosen as speaker of a yearlong District Child Assembly Swat. Malala receives prestigious recognition as a peacemaker, and she is nominated for an international peace prize. The Pakistani government awards her its first National Peace prize named after her.
"It was decided that the prize should be awarded annually to children under eighteen years old and be named the Malala Prize in my honor." pg 215

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Two men stop Malala's school bus near an army checkpoint. One man boards the bus, asks who Malala is, and shoots her.
"I didn't see the two young men step out into the road and bring the van to a sudden halt. I didn't get a chance to answer their question "Who is Malala?" pg 242

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Pakistan Girl, Malala Yousafzai, Shot By Taliban: Hero is Born in Pakistan

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Malala is rushed to the hospital. She is in need of operations because her brain begins to swell. She wakes from her induced coma on October 16, 2012. Pakistan pays her medical bills.

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Malala and her family start a new life in birmingham

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Malala and her family start a new life in birmingham

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Malala's family moves to a house in Birmingham. Their lives change completely, her father no longer has his school and her mother suffers from loneliness. They move forward with life.
"The day my parents flew to Birmingham, I was moved out of intensive care and into room 4, ward 519, which had windows so I could look out room 4, ward 519, which had windows so I could look out and see England for the first time." pg 290

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The Malala fund supports the work of local education advocates so that girls can learn and lead.

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Malala Announces Malala Fund First Grant

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Malala Announces Malala Fund First Grant

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Malala gets awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

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Malala gets awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

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This is Malala Yousafzai's acceptance speech after being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Watch Malala Yousafzai's Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech

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Malala addresses the importance of education in low-income countries , she made this speech accepting the 2013 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought

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Malala Yousafzai speech on education | European Parliament