The appeal of the book cuts across all ages and genders. Malala's story-telling paints a vivid picture of life in the Swat Valley and basic freedoms, especially for girls and women, was denied by the Taliban. This appeals to the human nature because as humans, we value our freedom more than anything. To deny someone of those freedoms because of their gender is plain cruel. Which is why there is no specific targeted audience for this book. I used:
Glittering generalities ("They cannot stop me. I will get my education if it's at home, school or somewhere else.")
Testimonials ("There were messages from heads of state and ministers and movie stars and one from the granddaughter of Sir Olaf Conroe, the last British governor of our province. She said she was ashamed at not being able to read and write Pashto, although her grandfather had been fluent. Beyoncé had written me a card and posted a photo of it on Facebook, Selena Gomez had tweeted about me and Madonna had dedicated a song. There was even a message from my favorite actress and social activist, Angelia Jolie -- I couldn't wait to tell Moniba."),
Pathos ("God, I entrust her to You. We didn't accept security guards -- You are our protector. She was under Your care and You are bound to give her back."),
Logos ("One child, one teacher, one pen and one book can change the world.").
The book is about a girl’s life in Pakistan and how her life started to change when the Taliban took control. The Taliban had believed that girls should not be allowed to go to school and have an education, and put a limit on how old a girl could be until she had to stop going to school. Some of them would even kill some girls or blow up girl schools. Malala Yousafzai loved going to school and had always been at the top of her classes. Because she loved going to school so much, she started to speak out against the Taliban. She used to power of her voice to help all girls and boys the right to an education. When she was shot in the head by the Taliban, many people were outraged and started to protest against them just like Malala.
Glittering generalities ("They cannot stop me. I will get my education if it's at home, school or somewhere else.")
Testimonials ("There were messages from heads of state and ministers and movie stars and one from the granddaughter of Sir Olaf Conroe, the last British governor of our province. She said she was ashamed at not being able to read and write Pashto, although her grandfather had been fluent. Beyoncé had written me a card and posted a photo of it on Facebook, Selena Gomez had tweeted about me and Madonna had dedicated a song. There was even a message from my favorite actress and social activist, Angelia Jolie -- I couldn't wait to tell Moniba."),
Pathos ("God, I entrust her to You. We didn't accept security guards -- You are our protector. She was under Your care and You are bound to give her back."),
Logos ("One child, one teacher, one pen and one book can change the world.").
The book is about a girl’s life in Pakistan and how her life started to change when the Taliban took control. The Taliban had believed that girls should not be allowed to go to school and have an education, and put a limit on how old a girl could be until she had to stop going to school. Some of them would even kill some girls or blow up girl schools. Malala Yousafzai loved going to school and had always been at the top of her classes. Because she loved going to school so much, she started to speak out against the Taliban. She used to power of her voice to help all girls and boys the right to an education. When she was shot in the head by the Taliban, many people were outraged and started to protest against them just like Malala.