My Name Is Parvana (Large Print 16pt) - Softcover

Ellis, Deborah

9781459664548: My Name Is Parvana (Large Print 16pt)

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ISBN 10: 145966454X ISBN 13: 9781459664548

Publisher: READHOWYOUWANT, 2013

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Selected for the USBBY Outstanding International Book List In this long - awaited sequet to The Breadwinner Trilogy, Parvana is now fifteen years old. As she waits for foreign military forces to determine her fate, she remembers the past four years of her life. Reunited with her mother and sisters, she has been living in a village where her mother has finally managed to open a school for girls. But even though the Taliban has been driven from the government, the country is still at war, and many continue to view the education and freedom of girls and women with suspicion and fear. As her family settles into the routine of running the school, Parvana, a bit to her surprise, finds herself restless and bored. She even thinks of running away. But when local men threaten the school and her family, she must draw on every ounce of bravery and resilience she possesses to survive the disaster that kills her mother, destroys the school, and puts her own life in jeopardy. A riveting page - turner, Deborah Ellis's new novel is at once harrowing, inspiring, and thought - provoking. And, yes, in the end, Parvana is reunited with her childhood friend, Shauzia.

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Ellis succeeds in putting a human face on the headlines and the brutality of the Afghan war, while answering many questions about the fate of a heroine whose personality and force of will shine through. Publishers Weekly