Patricia McCormick
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"I Am Malala. This is my story. Malala Yousafzai was only ten years old when the Taliban took control of her region. They said music was a crime. They said women weren't allowed to go to the market. They said girls couldn't go to school. Raised in a once-peaceful area of Pakistan transformed by terrorism, Malala was taught to stand up for what she believes. So she fought for her right to be educated. And on October 9, 2012, she nearly lost her life...
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Relates the true story of a brave little mare who carried artillery shells into battle numerous times with the U.S. Marines she supported throughout the Korean War.
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Toby, a prematurely gray-haired Pittsburgh Pirates fan and baseball card collector, tries to cope with his brother's drug use, his father's absence, and his mother dating Stanley the Food King.
Author
Publisher
Alianza Editorial, S. A
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
Español
Description
When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education. She was shot in the head at point-blank range while riding the bus home from school, but her miraculous recovery has taken her on an extraordinary journey. Herein is the remarkable tale of a family uprooted by global terrorism, and of a father who encouraged his daughter to attend school...
6) Sold
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"A young girl from Nepal is trafficked to a brothel in India where she plots her escape." --