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We Are Displaced
My Journey and Stories from
Refugee Girls Around the World
by Malala Yousafzai
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Reviewed by Anonymous
March 1, 2024
Grade 10
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Your Rating: ★★★★★
Book Tags: refugees, displacement, education, activism
Plot Summary: Malala tells her story about being displaced. She talks about her birthplace and how much she loves her home and school. She talks about her family and friends. Her father was a principal at her school in Pakistan. After experiencing severe natural disasters and weather, men rose to power and interpreted Islam in a very strict way. As a result, the Taliban stopped girls from going to school, so Malala and her family escaped to Shangla. She stayed in Shangla for a while until the violence eased a bit. Unfortunately, Malala was shot by the Taliban and sent to England. The first story is about Zaynab who escaped to the United States from Yemen since Yemen was experiencing Arab Spring conflicts. Other stories talked about escaping poverty, experiencing wars, experiencing discrimination in their new country, and missing their home. Malala feels proud and thankful for her life and peace and for the other refugees sharing their stories.
Personal Review: I really love and enjoyed this novel. This novel is a really great book to read if you want to dig deeper into the lives of refugees and displaced people. I decided to read this book because it’s written by Malala, my favorite person that I admire and get inspiration from. I have read other books about her life and her work. I read her autobiography, I Am Malala and was inspired by her work and enjoyed reading about her life and culture. Not only did I read this book to learn about Malala’s life, I also read it to learn about the life of refugee girls in other countries. This book had stories of refugee girls that come from many different countries like Colombia, DRC, Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Guatemala, Myanmar, and Uganda. I feel like parts of Malala’s life can be somewhat related to what my mom has experienced. My mother who is from Mexico loved school, was intelligent, and was a great student. The problem was that she didn’t have much access to education due to poverty and helping her family. So ever since my siblings and I started school, my mother has been pushing my siblings and I to do well in school since she didn’t get the opportunity to do so. Reading Malala’s story gave me empowerment to educate myself and to be the first generation to have an official education. I love seeing the images of the refugee girls and of Malala all happy in their new homes or visiting their countries. So, I absolutely recommend this to anyone who loves Malala and who wants to educate themselves about refugees.
Similar Reads: Sanctuary by Paola Mendoza and Abby Sher, Refugee by Alan Gratz, and I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
