Take a look at the life of Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest-ever Nobel Prize laureate. Find out about her human rights advocacy for education and for women in her native province of northwest Pakistan, where the local Taliban had at times banned girls from attending school and the international movement it has inspired.

Discover how Malala, a schoolgirl from Pakistan, stood up to the Taliban and defended her right to obtaining an education. From her initial blogging for the BBC, to the shooting that rocked the world, to her emergence as a powerful speaker in favour of feminist rights, Malala's story will amaze and inspire.

This book is part of a book series called Inspirational Lives .

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2016 by Hachette Children's Group .

Claudia Martin has worked in book publishing for 17 years. She is the author of several books and websites for children and young people. Her favourite subjects are history, current affairs and technology.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: Who is Malala;
• 2: The birth of a girl;
• 3: Selling books for sweets;
• 4: Kites and classrooms;
• 5: A great earthquake;
• 6: Radio Mullah;
• 7: A day in the life of Malala;
• 8: Escape from Mingora;
• 9: Death threats;
• 10: The Shooting;
• 11: Father and country
• 12: Back to School
• 13: I am Malalah
• 14: Have you got what it takes to be an activist?
• 15: Glossary