The Breadwinner
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Book Overview "All girls [should read] The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis." -- Malala Yousafzai, New York TimesThe first book in Deborah Ellis's riveting...
"All girls [should read] The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis." -- Malala Yousafzai, New York Times
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.
The fifteenth anniversary edition includes a special foreword by Deborah Ellis as well as a new map, an updated author's note and a glossary to provide young readers with background and context. All royalties from the sale of this book will go to Right to Learn Afghanistan. Parvana's Fund supports education projects for Afghan women and children.
Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.3
Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.3
Describe how a particular story's or drama's plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.
Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 176 | Language: English | Publisher: GROUNDWOOD BOOKS | ISBN: 1554987652
FormatPaperback
Pages176
LanguageEnglish
ISBN1554987652
EAN9781554987658
PublisherGROUNDWOOD BOOKS
Publication Date1970-01-01
EditionFifteenth Anniv
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Age Group9-12 years
Weight0.4 Pounds
Length7.87 Inches
Width5.2 Inches
Height0.39 Inches
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