
By Dinah Brown, Who HQ, Andrew Thomson (Illustrator)
Part of the Who Was . . . ? series
A young girl fights for her right to an education in a war-torn country.
In a world where girls are banned from school, Malala Yousafzai dares to speak out. Her blog becomes a beacon of hope, challenging oppression in Pakistan. As her words echo worldwide, she fights for every child's right to learn, ultimately earning the Nobel Peace Prize. Can one voice truly change the world?
Malala Yousafzai was a girl who loved to learn but was told that girls would no longer be allowed to go to school. She wrote a blog that called attention to what was happening in her beautiful corner of Pakistan and realized that words can bring about change. She has continued to speak out for the right of all children to have an education. In 2014 she won the Nobel Peace Prize.
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