 Eleven-year-old Parvana lives with her family in one room of a bombed out apartment building in Kabul, Afghanistan. Her father is a history teacher. He is arrested by the Taliban for having a foreign education and put in prison. This leaves the family without anyone who can earn money and buy food, since according to Taliban rules, women cannot go out on their own. Parvana cuts her hair and wears boys’ clothes so that she can become the family’s breadwinner. This is the fifteenth anniversary edition of the four-volume story. It includes a new forward by the author, a new map, and a glossary. There is also an animated, award-winning movie and a graphic novel based on this inspiring novel. mjw |
| Title: The Breadwinner Author: Deborah Ellis Publisher: Groundwood Books, House of Anansi Press. Toronto Copyright: 2015 Original Language: English Original Publisher: Groundwood Books Original Copyright: 2000 ISBN: 978-1-55498-767-8 Paperback pages: 176 Age range: 10-14 Genre: Fiction Book setting: Afghanistan Author’s ethnicity: Canadian Author’s residence: Ontario Awards: Middle East Book Award Subjects: Afghanistan, Girls and women, Taliban. Refugees |
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