Because of the instability in their country, Parvana's educated parents have lost their jobs and their home. Her father has been reduced to sitting in the market, reading letters for people who cannot read, and selling any of their personal belongings he can. When her father is taken by soldiers, the family faces a dilemma. Parvana's mother and sister cannot be seen outside the home, and her brother is just a baby. Who will support the family? In a daring move, Parvana dresses up as a boy to find work.
The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis
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029853
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9781554987658
Grade 6-9
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Publisher's Description of The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis
The first book in Deborah Ellis’s riveting Breadwinner series is an award-winning novel about loyalty, survival, families and friendship under extraordinary circumstances during the Taliban’s rule in Afghanistan in the late 1990s.
Eleven-year-old Parvana lives with her family in one room of a bombed-out apartment building in Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital city. Parvana’s father — a history teacher until his school was bombed and his health destroyed — works from a blanket on the ground in the marketplace, reading letters for people who cannot read or write. One day, he is arrested for the crime of having a foreign education, and the family is left without someone who can earn money or even shop for food.
As conditions for the family grow desperate, only one solution emerges. Forbidden to earn money as a girl, Parvana must transform herself into a boy, and become the breadwinner.
Category Description for Breadwinner Books
Award winning author, Deborah Ellis, is a natural storyteller for younger readers. Yet, her writings also give readers, both young and old, a glimpse into the life and difficulty of children and women in Afghanistan. The first title in this series (Breadwinner) introduces readers to Parvana and her family. War struck Afghanistan has changed their lives, hopes, and dreams. The entire family unit must change and adjust their way of life in order to survive. In the Breadwinner Trilogy set, readers will get all three titles (The Breadwinner, Parvana’s Journey, and Mud City) for the price of two! This set takes readers through Parvana’s journey through destruction, hopelessness, surviving primarily on courage and wit. The final story (Mud City) is Shauzia’s story, a childhood friend of Parvana, and her experiences in the compounds and her dreams of fleeing to France. These books open readers up to the brutality of war and the human condition under tyranny.
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| Product Format: | Softcover Book |
|---|---|
| Grades: | 6-9 |
| Brand: | Groundwood Books |
| ISBN: | 9781554987658 |
| Length in Inches: | 8 |
| Width in Inches: | 5.25 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.375 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.4 |
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