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\nBook Summary: \;
\nMalala Y ousafzai was only ten years old when the Taliban took control of her regio n. They said music was a crime. They said women weren't allowed to go to t he market. They said girls couldn't go to school.
\nRaised in a once -peaceful area of Pakistan transformed by terrorism\, Malala was taught to stand up for what she believes. So she fought for her right to be educate d. And on October 9\, 2012\, she nearly lost her life for the cause: She w as shot point-blank while riding the bus on her way home from school.
\ nNo one expected her to survive.
\nNow Malala is an international symbol of peaceful protest and the youngest ever Nobel Peace Prize winner . In this Young Readers Edition of her bestselling memoir\, which has been reimagined specifically for a younger audience and includes exclusive pho tos and material\, we hear firsthand the remarkable story of a girl who kn ew from a young age that she wanted to change the world -- and did.
\n< p>Malala's powerful story will open your eyes to another world and will ma ke you believe in hope\, truth\, miracles and the possibility that one per son -- one young person -- can inspire change in her community and beyond. \n\n