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24 alternatives to I Am Malala

The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Tali

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. I Am Malala launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   I am Livia▲67

   The story of one of the most powerful women of ancient Rome

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Miss Rumphius▲60

   A woman who wants to make the world more beautiful

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Wings of Fire▲55

   The Autobiography of Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Lucky▲68

   A candid memoir from a rape victim

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Not That Kind of Girl▲68

   Lena Dunham's memoir

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Brown Girl Dreaming▲60

   Growing up African American in the 60s + 70s

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Girl in the Spider's Web▲60

   From the author of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Fault in Our Stars▲65

   A raw, moving story about teenagers living with cancer

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Girl With All the Gifts▲61

   Heartfelt, remorseless and painfully human

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Haline▲76

    Hunger Games meets Climate Change

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    This Is Happening▲56

    Life Through the Lens of Instagram

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window ▲65

    A runaway bestseller in Japan about a girl who finds herself

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Gutsy Girl▲71

    Book that inspires girls to seek a life of exhilaration

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl ▲66

    Carrie Brownstein's life in music

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    ss▲85

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    2019 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Gandhi: An Autobiography▲62

    The story of my experiments with truth

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Art of Asking▲66

    How I learned to stop worrying and let people help

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    My Misspent Youth▲79

    Meghan Daum's collection of essays about growing up

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Strong Is The New Pretty▲78

    A celebration of girls being themselves

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Changer▲61

    Destiny can be changed

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Alex the Brave▲78

    A children's book that challenges gender stereotypes

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    City on Fire: A novel ▲79

    Head-snapping ambition and heart-stopping power

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Conversations With Her: On Resilience ▲83

    Real-life stories from 7 women who have shown resilience

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    To Kill A Mockingbird▲71

    Pulitzer Prize winner, an American classic

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →