The Breadwinner: 1 - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1773060716 ISBN 13: 9781773060712

Synopsis

A special edition of The Breadwinner, the first book in Deborah Ellis's riveting Breadwinner series, will be published in fall 2017 to coincide with the launch of the animated movie. It is an award-winning novel about loyalty, survival, families and friendship under extraordinary circumstances during the Taliban's rule in Afghanistan.

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 book includes a foreword by Deborah Ellis, as well as a map, author's note and a glossary to provide young readers with background and context. An eight-page color insert features stills from the movie. All royalties from the sale of this book will go to Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan. Parvana's Fund supports education projects for Afghan women and children.

About this title

Review:

Ellis tells it as it is... this simple tale has the ring of authenticity Guardian Education While the story is bleak, Parvana's courage and determination to survive in a man's world is heartening TES

Book Description:

Starvation or survival - a girl's life under Taliban rule

About this edition

• ISBN 10: 1773060716
• ISBN 13: 9781773060712
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 146