Pakistani teen activist Malala Yousafzai, who survived an assassination attempt carried out by the Taliban late last year, is about to become a published author.
Malala says she hopes the book, which will be titled ”I Am Malala,” will reveal and help children across the world who still struggle to get to school. In a statement released by her publisher Weidenfeld and Nicolson, she said, “I want to tell my story, but it will also be the story of 61 million children who can’t get education.”
Since recovering from her gunshot wound, Malala has started going back to school. Her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, says she hopes to finish her General Certificate of Secondary Education in Birmingham, where their family has relocated. “I Am Malala” will hit bookshelves next fall.