Mud City: 3 (Breadwinner) - Softcover

Ellis, Deborah

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1554987733 ISBN 13: 9781554987733

Publisher: Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada, 2015

Synopsis

Parvana's best friend, Shauzia, has escaped the misery of her life in Kabul, only to end up in a refugee camp in Pakistan. She still dreams of seeing the ocean and eventually making a new life in France, but it's hard to imagine when she is living in the Widows' Compound of a muddy, crowded refugee camp outside Peshawar. Shauzia finally decides to leave the camp and try her luck on the streets. Peshawar is dangerous and full of desperately poor and wandering children like herself, but she has Jasper, the dog who followed her down from a shepherds' camp in the mountains, and she knows how to masquerade as a boy and comb the streets for jobs. But life as a street kid is dangerous and terrifying, even with the advantages of a strong will, brave spirit, and good luck. This is a powerful and human story of a feisty, driven girl who tries to take control of her own life. The reissue includes a new cover and map, and an updated author's note and glossary to provide young readers with background and context. Royalties from the sale of this book go to Street Kids International.

About this title

Review:

..".a stunning portrait of a totally devastated world where children are forced to fend for themselves..." -- "Quill & Quire," starred review

...a stunning portrait of a totally devastated world where children are forced to fend for themselves... Quill & Quire, starred review"

Book Description:

The third book in the bestselling Breadwinner trilogy

About this edition

• Publisher: Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1554987733
• ISBN 13: 9781554987733
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 168