Malala: A Brave Girl From Pakistan book review by Jude

Title of the Book: Malala: A Brave Girl From Pakistan 

Author Name: Jeanette Winter 

Reviewer's Name: Jude 

Publisher: Beach Lane Books

Date of Publication: 2014 

Rating: 4 Stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 

The book Malala: A Brave Girl From Pakistan, written and illustrated by Jeanette Winter, is based on the real-life story of Malala Yousafzai, an activist for women’s rights and an inspiring figure. The value of the book is to spread the story of Malala. Malala’s story goes as follows; Malala, being an activist for women’s rights in Pakistan, was the main target of the terrorist organization the Taliban. Malala advocated for young women to have the right to an education and spoke out about it, against the Taliban's ideas. One evening Malala was traveling home on the bus after school when a man stepped onto the bus and asked “Who is Malala?”, after being pointed out Malala was shot on the left side of her head. She woke up later in a hospital in Birmingham, England, Now telling her story. The purpose of this story is to inspire young girls around  all parts of the world to speak up and do something even if you are afraid to. The purpose of this story is to share Malala’s story. The story itself is truly inspiring and really should give people all around the globe hope for the present and future. The adaptation and the illustrations are put together very well and make the story easy to understand for the intended audience. It is illustrated very well and really complements the story well. While there doesn’t seem to be any figurative language, it does not detract from the novel. The story, while being very grim and very advanced, is easy for the intended audience to comprehend what is going on and what the story means for them. The story of Malala Yousafzai is very inspiring for the intended audience (young women) and should be inspiring to all. Overall I think that for what this is, this book is a very good interpretation and adaptation into a lighter novel meant to inspire.