Ostensibly, this is not a book about books; not even remotely. It is a detailed account of a teenage girl coming of age in Pakistan in an era of increasing Taliban dominance, and her efforts to fight for the education of women and girls in her country. There is no suspense or drama, because anyone who even remotely keeps up with current events knows how it ends -- Malala is targeted and shot on her way to school, along with several of her classmates. She survived the attack, but as a result her and her family are now living in Europe in exile, and will not likely return to Pakistan unless the Taliban presence is utterly eradicated there.