I Am Malala

A well-written biography told from Malala's perspective about her life pre and post Taliban.

Very informative about how her country works and how they view the US, and very informative about the “other side” of the story post 9/11 & the Iraq war/the hunt for Osama Bin Laden.

At one point, Malala was criticized for being an “American Sympathizer” by the Taliban because she admires Barack Obama due to Barack's background of being a first-generation immigrant who was able to rise to the presidency of the US thanks to education. That gave me a bit of pause, because we hear similar things like this in the US if we dare to admire any of our “enemies” as well. 

This book definitely outlines the cost of war & political corruption to civilian life.