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12 books with a reading profile close to I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai. Clear-cut; an easy read.

1

Wings of Fire: An Autobiography

by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Also clear-cut · biography, memoir

Wings of Fire follows the life of A.P.J.
2

Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown

by Anne Glenconner

Also clear-cut · biography, memoir

Anne Glenconner details her decades of service as Maid of Honour at the Queen's 1953 coronation and as Lady in Waiting to Princess Margaret.
3

My Life on the Road

by Gloria Steinem

Also clear-cut · memoir, inspirational

Gloria Steinem details her decades spent traveling as an organizer and speaker, tracing her life from a childhood in a house trailer to her work in global social activism.
4

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope

by William Kamkwamba

Also clear-cut · memoir, inspirational

In 2002, a severe drought in Malawi forced fourteen-year-old William Kamkwamba to drop out of school because his family could no longer afford the fees.
5

Diana: Her True Story in Her Own Words

by Andrew Morton

Also clear-cut · biography, memoir

Andrew Morton reveals the private breakdown of the marriage between the Princess of Wales and Prince Charles through secret recordings provided by Diana herself.
6

"What Do You Care What Other People Think?": Further Adventures of a Curious Character

by Richard P. Feynman

Also clear-cut · biography, memoir

This collection of reminiscences follows the life of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman, primarily focusing on two distinct narratives.
7

We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story

by Simu Liu

Also clear-cut · memoir, inspirational

In this memoir, Simu Liu recounts his family’s move from Harbin, China, to Ontario, Canada.
8

90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death and Life

by Don Piper

Also clear-cut · memoir, inspirational

In 1989, a semi-truck crushed Don Piper’s car, leading medical professionals to pronounce him dead at the scene.
9

The Soul of a Woman

by Isabel Allende

Also clear-cut · memoir, inspirational

In this memoir and manifesto, Isabel Allende traces her evolution from a young girl witnessing her mother’s financial dependence to a prominent voice in global feminism.
10

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls 2

by Elena Favilli

Also clear-cut · biography, inspirational

Building on its predecessor, this anthology presents one hundred biographical sketches of historical and contemporary women who challenged social norms.
11

Kisses from Katie

by Katie Davis Majors

Also clear-cut · memoir, inspirational

At age eighteen, Katie Davis left her comfortable life in Tennessee to serve as a teacher in Jinja, Uganda.
12

I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives

by Caitlin Alifirenka

Also clear-cut · memoir, inspirational

Caitlin Alifirenka, a middle-school student in Pennsylvania, chooses Zimbabwe for a pen pal assignment.

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