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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.

1
I am Livia▲67
The story of one of the most powerful women of ancient Rome
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
2
Miss Rumphius▲60
A woman who wants to make the world more beautiful
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
3
Wings of Fire▲55
The Autobiography of Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
4
Lucky▲68
A candid memoir from a rape victim
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
5
Not That Kind of Girl▲68
Lena Dunham's memoir
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
6
Brown Girl Dreaming▲60
Growing up African American in the 60s + 70s
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
7
The Girl in the Spider's Web▲60
From the author of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
8
The Fault in Our Stars▲65
A raw, moving story about teenagers living with cancer
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
9
The Girl With All the Gifts▲61
Heartfelt, remorseless and painfully human
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
10
Haline▲76
Hunger Games meets Climate Change
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
11
The Rise of the Creative Class▲68
A somewhat controversial but hugely influential book
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
12
This Is Happening▲56
Life Through the Lens of Instagram
2016 · namecheap.com · its alternatives →
13
Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window ▲65
A runaway bestseller in Japan about a girl who finds herself
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
14
The Gutsy Girl▲71
Book that inspires girls to seek a life of exhilaration
2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
15
Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl ▲66
Carrie Brownstein's life in music
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
16
ss▲85
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2019 · its alternatives →
17
Gandhi: An Autobiography▲62
The story of my experiments with truth
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
18
The Art of Asking▲66
How I learned to stop worrying and let people help
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
19
My Misspent Youth▲79
Meghan Daum's collection of essays about growing up
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
20
Strong Is The New Pretty▲78
A celebration of girls being themselves
2017 · katetparker.com · its alternatives →
21
Changer▲61
Destiny can be changed
2016 · mattgemmell.com · its alternatives →
22
Alex the Brave▲78
A children's book that challenges gender stereotypes
2016 · liongirlpublishing.com · its alternatives →
23
City on Fire: A novel ▲79
Head-snapping ambition and heart-stopping power
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
24
Conversations With Her: On Resilience ▲83
Real-life stories from 7 women who have shown resilience
2015 · fourthhour.com · its alternatives →

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