What it’s like becoming an icon at 14 – Malala reveals the human behind the headlines
Malala Yousafzai came of age in the public eye. The brutal attack she endured from the Taliban, her advocacy for girls' education and the Nobel Prize she received has kept her in the spotlight since she was a young girl. Her new memoir Finding My Way reveals the messy business of growing up, navigating university life in a new country and fitting in as an international icon. Plus, CBC Books Producer Ashly July gives us his staff pick.Books discussed on this week's show include:Finding My Way by Malala YousefzaiThe Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard
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Malala Yousafzai came of age in the public eye. The brutal attack she endured from the Taliban, her advocacy for girls' education and the Nobel Prize she received has kept her in the spotlight since she was a young girl. Her new memoir Finding My Way reveals the messy business of growing up, navigating university life in a new country and fitting in as an international icon. Plus, CBC Books Producer Ashly July gives us his staff pick.
Books discussed on this week's show include:
Finding My Way by Malala Yousefzai
The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard