By Zahra Al-harazi, with Sarah J. Robbins (Collins, 2020)
What It Takes…to Live And Lead with Purpose, Laughter, and Strength
The trajectory of Zahra Al-harazi’s life defies expectations. In this electrifying book that travels from a small village in Yemen to a small town in Minnesota to a Calgary suburb, Al-harazi describes surviving two civil wars; her years as a young, stay-at-home immigrant mother with little education; and how she became one of Canada’s most successful businesswomen.
By Dr. Hawa Abdi, with Sarah J. Robbins (Grand Central Publishing, 2013)
Keeping Hope Alive: One Woman: 90,000 Lives Changed
Dr. Hawa Abdi, "the Mother Teresa of Somalia" and Nobel Peace Prize nominee, was the founder of a massive camp for internally displaced people located a few miles from war-torn Mogadishu, Somalia. Since 1991, when the Somali government collapsed, famine struck, and aid groups fled, she has dedicated herself to providing help for people whose lives have been shattered by violence and poverty.
By Malala Yousafzai, adapted by Sarah J. Robbins (Little, Brown, 2018)
Malala: My Story of Standing Up for Girls' Rights
A New York Times-bestselling chapter book edition of Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai memoir. courageously standing up for girls' education.
Malala's memoir of a remarkable teenage girl who risked her life for the right to go to school is now abridged and adapted for chapter book readers. Malala’s story of bravery and determination in the face of extremism is more timely than ever.