📖Recommend for Grades 7 and up📖
by Malala Yousafzai
*Refugee (n): a person who flees to
a foreign country or power to escape danger or persecution.
Malala Yousafzai is an advocate for
girl’s education and Nobel Peace Prize winner. She is also a refugee, forced to
leave her home in Pakistan with her parents and brothers. In this book, she
shares not only her story but brings together the stories of other girls who
are refugees. The road to safety for these girls was not an easy one. Some were
separated from their family by who was granted asylum and who wasn’t, while
some had family who died along the way. Some may break your heart, while some
may also inspire. What all these girls have in common is that for their safety,
leaving their home was their only option, and Malala choice to help share their
stories.
The topic of refugees is a big one
today, making this an important read. It is an odd feeling knowing the stories
these girls share happened in recent history. As the narrative is broken down
into individual stories, this makes it easy to stop and process each story
before going on to the next one. Malala also prefaces each section with how she
came to know these girls and decided to share their story.
*Definition
taken directly from Merriam-Webster Dictionary Online
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