Contents IntroductIon 1 no Party for Malala 2 Malala Makes soMe decIsIons 3 Malala Gets anGry 4 Malala and the talIban 5 Malala sPreads the Word 6 Malala on the Move 7 Watch out Malala 8 Malala loses a Week 9 Malala Wakes uP 10 Malala Moves out 11 What Malala dId next tIMelIne Glossary notes bIblIoGraPhy Index 1 4 22 32 54 66 73 81 91 100 111 122 142 148 150 152 154
IntroductIon October 9 2012 Mingora Swat Valley Pakistan Malala was in a good mood traveling home from school She was pretty sure she’d aced the test that morning and was looking forward to a relaxing afternoon afternoon at home She was laughing with her best friend Moniba when the school bus stopped suddenly A young man was standing in the road He wore long white robes and a baseball cap Is this the Khushal School bus he asked Another young man jumped onto the back of the bus A hush fell over the girls as both men glared at them Heart hammering in her chest Malala found Moniba’s hand and gave it a squeeze Around twenty girls were crammed onto the hard plastic benches and they stared back stunned as the men scanned the bus Who is Malala the second man asked gruffly No one answered but a few of the girls glanced in Malala’s direction before they could stop themselves Then the same man raised a pistol Malala froze with fear The man fixed his gaze on her and aimed his pistol at her head The other girls began to scream 1
