We Are Displaced: My Journey and Stories from Refugee Girls Around the World

In this powerful book, Nobel Peace Prize winner and New York Times bestselling author Malala Yousafzai introduces the people behind the statistics and news stories about the millions of people displaced worldwide.

After her father was murdered, Mar a escaped in the middle of the night with her mother.

Zaynab was out of school for two years as she fled war before landing in America. Her sister, Sabreen, survived a harrowing journey to Italy.

Ajida escaped horrific violence, but then found herself battling the elements to keep her family safe.

Malala's experiences visiting refugee camps caused her to reconsider her own displacement -- first as an Internally Displaced Person when she was a young child in Pakistan, and then as an international activist who could travel anywhere in the world except to the home she loved. In We Are Displaced, Malala not only explores her own story, but she also shares the personal stories of some of the incredible girls she has met on her journeys -- girls who have lost their community, relatives, and often the only world they've ever known.

In a time of immigration crises, war, and border conflicts, We Are Displaced is an important reminder from one of the world's most prominent young activists that every single one of the 68.5 million currently displaced is a person -- often a young person -- with hopes and dreams.

"A stirring and timely book." --New York Times

Author: Malala Yousafzai
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 01/08/2019
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.76lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.80w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780316523646
Audience: Young Adult

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6
Point Value: 5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 199863 / We Are Displaced: My Journey and Stories from Refugee Girls Around the World


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2018 pg. 193
Publishers Weekly 12/24/2018
Booklist 02/15/2019 pg. 39
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2019
School Library Journal 04/01/2019 pg. 99
Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2019 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
Malala Yousafzai is a cofounder and board member of Malala Fund. Malala began her campaign for education at age eleven, when she anonymously blogged for BBC Urdu about life under the Taliban in Pakistan's Swat Valley. Inspired by her father's activism, Malala soon began advocating publicly for girls' education, attracting international media attention and awards. At age fifteen, she was attacked by the Taliban for speaking out. Malala recovered in the United Kingdom and continued her fight for girls. In 2013, she founded Malala Fund with her father, Ziauddin. A year later, Malala received the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of her efforts to see every girl complete twelve years of free, safe, and quality education. She is currently a student at Oxford University, pursuing a degree in philosophy, politics, and economics.