NATCHEZ — Unlike other students, Chelsie Johnson’s copy of “I Am Malala” consists of printouts from the Internet.

“I went to the library, and they didn’t have it,” Johnson said.

However, the 16-year-old didn’t want to be left out of this year’s “One Book, One Community” program, hosted by the Natchez-Adams School District.

“One Book, One Community” is an initiative of the Natchez-Adams School District. It kicked off its second annual book club at the end of May.

“One Book, One Community” is a free book club that meets from 3 to 4 p.m. every Tuesday in June and July outside Bookland in the Natchez Mall.

After unsuccessfully scouring libraries in the area, she found a few chapters on the Internet and printed them out.

At the June 23 meeting, Johnson used them to tide her over until she gets a book.

Johnson went to the 2014 program, and enjoyed it. She thinks that this year is better though.

“I feel like we’re more prepared for it since we already did it before,” Johnson said.

Usually Johnson is more interested in historical fiction and the works of Stephen King. However, “I Am Malala” caught her attention.

“The book’s overall message is to let people know that education is important and equality between boys and girls is important,” Johnson said.

The book is a semi-autobiography of the life of Malala Yousafzai, a young activist from Pakistan who stood up against the Taliban for women’s rights to education.

When she was 15, she was attacked by gunmen and survived a gunshot wound to the head. In 2014, she was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize.

Asia Fitzgerald, 14, didn’t know any of this before she began reading. Through Yousafzai’s eyes, Fitzgerald was able to see Pakistan and the world in which Yousafzai grew up.

“I learned something different about a different culture,” Fitzgerald said.

It was a stark contrast to the world in which Fitzgerald grew up.

“It is important that women in America have their own rights, because women in Pakistan can’t do as much,” Fitzgerald said.

But while Johnson and Fitzgerald are both reading about Yousafzai, they’re not reading the same book.

Students received four different versions of “I Am Malala,” based on their reading level. Johnson has the original, while Fitzgerald has the young adult version.

Despite the different versions, the story that the students are reading remains the same.

“Everyone can read the same book at your readability level, and we all get the same message,” Deputy Superintendent Tanisha Smith said.

No matter which book they’re reading, all the students get a chance to come together at the meetings.

“It’s a good way to get the children interacting with each other,” Johnson said.

Johnson also likes that she gets the chance to learn more about the book from other people’s perspective.

Fitzgerald agrees.

“I get to interact with people and understand what they learned too,” Fitzgerald said.

Johnson is the daughter of Dr. Jacqueline Johnson and John Johnson.

Fitzgerald is the daughter of Steven Fitzgerald and Aroundra Simmons.