One day, on the way home from school, Malala is shot in the head. The bullet doesn’t kill her but goes in near her eye. Because she leans at the moment the bullet enters her face, it travels down to her neck. She’s rushed to a hospital where the care is substandard. A foreign doctor happens to be in the country at the time and she takes over Malala’s treatment, later moving her to a British hospital for care and rehabilitation. While they remain in Pakistan, Malala’s parents and younger brothers are also at risk but it takes time before the paperwork is in order and the government allows her family to join her in Britain. They remain there, knowing they will be targeted if they return to Pakistan. They dream of returning to their home. The Taliban claims responsibility for the attack which left Malala in serious condition and two of her classmates injured. The man who says that he shot the girls is not captured or tried for the crime.