Characters
Malala’s father who believed strongly in education.
Who is Ziauddin?
The valley in Pakistan where Malala grew up.
What is Swat Valley?
Malala’s father created this school.
What is Khushal School?
Malala believes this should be available to all children.
What is education?
Malala wrote secretly for this news organization.
What is the BBC?
Malala’s best friend in the novel.
Who is Moniba?
The city where Malala lived.
What is Mingora?
Malala secretly wrote one of these for the BBC about life under Taliban rule.
What is a blog / diary?
Many people in Swat felt this because of violence and threats.
What is fear?
The speech problem Malala’s father had when he was younger.
What is a stutter.
Malala’s mother.
Who is Toor Pekai?
The country where Malala was born.
What is Pakistan?
This group tried to stop girls from going to school.
Who are the Taliban?
This genre tells a true story from the author’s life.
What is a memoir?
The award Malala later won for her activism.
What is the Nobel Peace Prize?
The former female leader Malala admired. (hint: she was killed by the Taliban)
Who is Benazir Bhutto?
The city in England where Malala recovered.
What is Birmingham?
This event changed Malala’s life forever while she was riding home from school.
What is being shot on the school bus?
The only thing Malala wanted to take when her family left Swat.
What are her books?
Many families had to become this when fleeing violence.
Important figure in the novel also known as "Radio Mullah"
Fazlullah Hayat (leader of Taliban
This Pashtun code values honour, hospitality, and courage.
What is Pashtunwali?
After the attack, Malala became a worldwide symbol for this cause.
What is education rights / girls’ education?
The natural disaster that struck Pakistan early in the memoir.
What is an earthquake
This pseudonym was used for Malala’s BBC diary.
Who is Gul Makai?