I Am Malala is a memoir written by Malala Yousafzai, a young girl who was shot by the Taliban when she advocated for girls' education in Pakistan. Her memoir details her shooting, then goes into her upbringing in Pakistan, the shift in culture and society that occurred when the Taliban became influential and outspoken, and the steps that Malala and her family took to promote education and women's rights.

The book, cowritten with Christina Lamb, is organized into five parts. Each part tells the story of a portion of Malala's life, weaving details about the world and society together with her recollections of everyday life.

The events described in the "In Malala's Words" portion of the book are organized in chronological order as they happened. This helps the reader hear directly from Malala as she describes both her life and her reaction to the world events unfolding around her. As a girl in a society that does not value the thoughts and ideas of girls as much as boys, the act of telling her story in her own words is both powerful and impactful on the reader.

The overall memoir is divided into five parts, with each focusing on a different part of Malala's life. Parts 1 and 2 describe Malala's life in Pakistan's Swat Valley, before the Taliban arrived and after. Part 3 details her family's return to the Swat Valley after spending three months away. In this section, Malala increasingly speaks out against the Taliban. It concludes with her being shot by the Taliban. Parts 4 and 5 detail her recovery and the ways that she chooses to use her "celebrity" platform to speak out for girls' education, while continuing her own education in England.