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“In this uplifting work Yousafzai shares the survival stories of female refugees from around the world. Before she was a Nobel Peace Prize winner, Yousafzai was displaced. …The author devotes only about a quarter of the book to her own story, the remainder is a collection of oral histories from displaced women and girls from countries ranging from Yemen to Colombia to the Democratic Republic of Congo. Each refugee’s tale of survival is equal parts devastating and inspiring, and the narrators do not shy away from the complex, contradictory experiences of fleeing a homeland. The narratives are filled with emotionally specific descriptive details that render each voice powerful and unique.”

– Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

We Are Displaced: My Journey and Stories from Refugee Girls Around the World

Written by Malala Yousafzai
Published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Nobel Peace Prize winner and New York Times bestselling author Malala Yousafzai turns the faceless statistics and endless news stories about displacement into real people—introducing a small fraction of the millions worldwide who have fled home in this powerful account.

After her father was murdered, María escaped in the middle of the night with her mother.

Zaynab was out of school for two years as she fled war before landing in America. Her sister, Sabreen, survived a harrowing journey to Italy.

Ajida escaped horrific violence, but then found herself battling the elements to keep her family safe.

Malala’s experiences visiting refugee camps caused her to reconsider her own displacement—first as an Internally Displaced Person when she was a young child in Pakistan, and then as an international activist who could travel anywhere in the world except to the home she loved. In We Are Displaced, Malala not only explores her own story, but she also shares the personal stories of some of the incredible girls she has met on her journeys—girls who have lost their community, relatives, and often the only world they’ve ever known.

In a time of immigration crises, war, and border conflicts, We Are Displaced is an important reminder from one of the world’s most prominent activists that every single one of the 68.5 million currently displaced is a person—often a young person—with hopes and dreams.

Primary ISBN: 9780316523646
Publication Date: January 2019
Available As: Hardcover, Paperback, Audiobook, eBook
Young Adult, Biography, Age 14 or older

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Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: Home Country, On Journey, Refugee, Refugee Camp

Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience

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Malala Yousafzai amplifies voices of refugee girls in We Are Displaced

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