This book edited by De Agostini and written by Adriana Carranca is the story of a modern-day heroine, the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, teaches us the courage to fight for freedom and the importance of having an education. Malala lives in the Pakistani region of Swat, she is the best in her class and loves books. When she is just a child, her life is suddenly turned upside down. The country falls into the hands of the Taliban, Islamic extremists who impose strict rules on all the inhabitants of the valley, on pain of death. From that moment on, songs, dances and parties are banned. Women can no longer wear colorful clothes or go to the market. Above all, girls are prohibited from attending school. Malala, however, is very brave; her father Ziauddin taught her that you can fight against injustices and is determined to rebel to assert her rights and regain her freedom. At the age of eleven, therefore, she decides to use the only weapons she has: the pen and the word. She starts a blog through which she introduces the tragedy of Swat girls to the whole world and claims that all women need to be educated. The road she has taken is not easy and her life is seriously endangered by a terrible attack on the school bus that brings her home ... But his strength and her determination will be stronger than any attack. Go Malala!
Look at these beautiful illustrations by Bruna Assis Brasil!