A 15-year-old Pakistani girl who was shot by the Taliban has now sealed a $3 million book deal for her memoir "I am Malala".

Malala Yousufza, a 15-year-old Pakistani girl, was shot by the Taliban on the head from point-blank range for speaking publicly and standing up for the importance of girls' education. After a miraculous recovery, the young girl decided the whole world should hear her story and began writing her memoir "I am Malala". According to a report by USA Today, five months after the shooting, the young activist has signed a $3 million book deal with Weidenfeld and Nicolson, the publishing house that will be publishing the book. However, a report by The Guardian states that a spokesman of the publishing house refused to confirm or comment on the value of the deal.  

In a news release, Malala revealed that although through this book she wants to tell her own story, she also wants the book to be the story of 60 million children around the world that do not have access to education. She says a proper education is every child's basic right and hopes her book becomes a part of every campaign that fights to give every boy and girl an education.

Malala and two other friends were shot Oct. 9, 2012, by the Taliban while returning home from school. The bullet hit her just above her left eye and grazed through her brain as it traveled her jaw line. She was flown to Britain after Pakistani doctors were successful in removing the bullet. Malala now has a metal plate replacing part of her brain and an electronic device that helps her hear.

At the young age of 11, Malala had begun writing a blog for BBC under a pen name. The blog revealed details about living under the Taliban in the Swat Valley. In 2009, Malala started speaking publicly about the need and significance of girls' education and received many of the country's highest civilian honors for her bravery.

Since the shooting in 2012, the United Nations has declared that Nov. 10 of every year will be known as "Malala Year."