Malala shares a sweet first look at her magical picture book

Put this at the top of your reading pile.
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Johnny Lieu
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Malala Yousafzai is set to insert some more magic into your lives.

The Pakistani activist and youngest-ever Nobel laureate, now 20, is set to release her first picture book, titled Malala's Magic Pencil. She was 17 when she received the Nobel Peace Prize.

She gave the internet a first look on Twitter Thursday, writing that she was "thrilled to find a copy" of her book in the mail.

Set to release in October, the book is about Malala's childhood wish for a magic pencil that would "make everyone happy, to erase the smell of garbage from her city, to sleep an extra hour in the morning," according to the book's publisher, Hachette.

"But as she grew older, Malala saw that there were more important things to wish for. She saw a world that needed fixing. And even if she never found a magic pencil, Malala realized that she could still work hard every day to make her wishes come true."

Malala's mother who is currently learning English, was the first to read the book.

Prepare to put this at the top of your reading pile.

Topics Activism Books

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