Discover Malala Yousafzai's story in this volume from the critically acclaimed, popular Little People, BIG DREAMS series. She is a remarkable advocate for girls' education and the youngest Nobel Prize recipient. Her father was determined that Malala would have every opportunity a male would have when she was born in Mingora, Pakistan. She liked learning, but after a cruel dictatorship took control, girls were forbidden from attending school. Malala made a point of speaking out about this in public, making her a target for attack. She awoke in an English hospital after being shot in the left side of her skull. Malala finally healed after several operations and a gruelling period of time, and she made the decision to become an advocate for girls' education