Just Mercy: a Story of Justice/ Bryan Stevenson/ 336 pages

Just Mercy: a Story of Justice is an account of the work done by Bryan Stevenson to find justice for men, women and children on death row in Alabama.  The book closely follows Mr. Stevenson's work with Walter McMillian, sentenced to death on the word of a criminal who recants his story even before Walter goes to trial.  This book is an eye opener to lax representation and social injustices especially to poor or black members of society.  It's cataloged as a biography of Bryan Stevenson, but is really the story of how he came to found the Equal Justice Initiative.  For more information and books of similar topics visit the SCCCLD website.

I Am Malala - The Girl Who Stood Up For Education And Was Shot By The Taliban / Malala Yousafzai / 321 pages / RA - Biography/Autobiography

When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education.  On Tuesday October 9, 2012, she almost paid the ultimate price. When she was shot in the head at point blank range while riding the bus home from school, few expected her to survive.

Instead, Malala's miraculous recovery has taken her on an extraordinary journey from a remote valley in Northern Pakistan to the halls of the United Nations in New York. At sixteen, she has become a global symbol of peaceful protest and the youngest ever nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize.

I AM MALALA is the remarkable tale of a family uprooted by global terrorism, of the fight for girls' education, and of Malala's parents' fierce love for their daughter in a society that prizes sons.

It will make you believe in the power of one person's voice to inspire change in the world. 

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