Summary

Chapter 13: “The Diary of Gul Makai”

Malala is asked to blog about her life. She does so under the pseudonym Gul Makai. Some of the girls at school discover it and Malala wants to tell them she’s the one writing, but she abides by the BBC’s advice and keeps the secret. Malala learns that the Taliban has instructed families to send the names of marriageable women so that marriages can be arranged for them. Malala keeps hoping that something will prevent the Taliban from closing all the girls’ schools but the date draws nearer with no resolution.

As the final day of school opens, Malala is followed around by a camera crew from the New York Times. The documentary crew ends their segment with a shot of Malala looking back into the school on that final day. She pledges...