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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That book is not about suicide, its about survival and equal rights for women / girls to be educated.

Its really important and its not depressing.[/quote]

It's not about suicide. It's about a child being shot in the face and left for dead for trying to get an education. I get the 'trying to get an education' part but do we really have to let our pre-pubescent kids think about a kid being shot in the face on a bus and left for dead? Why can't we find other examples and [b]save the horror of life for later?[/b][/quote]
Yeah, for 9th grade when their schoolmate brings a rifle to high school and starts shooting at random.
Bitch, please! In this country, in particular, it's a travesty to pretend people -- and children -- don't get shot.
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A lot of people are becoming concerned about the effects of lock down drills on children. Why shove it down their throats with a book like this? What value does it add to the idea that not everyone has easy access to a good education?[/quote]

The value added:  importance of education, appreciation for your freedom, female empowerment, perseverance, geopolitical dynamics, .... [/quote]

I'm asking, what is the added value of having[b] the main character [/b]be shot in the face and left for dead? Can't we teach our young people about the value of education without including something like that? I can think of many ways to do that, including discussing how kids in inner cities and low-income rural areas right here america are struggling to get an education.

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“The main character”?! It’s an autobiography FFS.

We will be lucky if our kids have 1/100th of her grit. She's inspirational. Let her inspire your kid. 
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The fact that the PP think it's a fictional story tells me a lot about them.

Maybe you should read the book too and have a conversation about Malala's story. Be open to learning instead of preemptively deciding your precious baby couldn't learn and be inspired[/quote]

I know it's not a novel. I realize it's autobiographical. I know she has grit and determination. I know she won the nobel prize.

My point is that a child reading about a child being shot in the face and  left to die is disturbing. I don't think an 11 year old, who is learning about the world, should think about something like that. They have plenty to learn, and plenty of time to learn it.

When I was a kid, we didn't know about things like that at 11. We also didn't have suicide and depression rampant in high school. Protecting your children's emotional and psychological well being is part of being a good parent.[/quote]

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