{"product_id":"9781478983705","title":"I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA MEMOIR BY THE YOUNGEST RECIPIENT OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I come from a country that was created at midnight. When I almost died it was just after midday.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn Tuesday, October 9, 2012, when she was fifteen, she almost paid the ultimate price. She was shot in the head at point-blank range while riding the bus home from school, and few expected her to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead, Malala's miraculous recovery has taken her on an extraordinary journey from a remote valley in northern Pakistan to the halls of the United Nations in New York. At sixteen, she became a global symbol of peaceful protest and the youngest nominee ever for the Nobel Peace Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI AM MALALA \u003c\/i\u003eis the remarkable tale of a family uprooted by global terrorism, of the fight for girls' education, of a father who, himself a school owner, championed and encouraged his daughter to write and attend school, and of brave parents who have a fierce love for their daughter in a society that prizes sons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI AM MALALA \u003c\/i\u003ewill make you believe in the power of one person's voice to inspire change in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47044480139504,"sku":"9781478983705","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781478983705_p0.jpg?v=1763616371","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781478983705","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}