The Breadwinner
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The first book in Deborah Elliss riveting Breadwinner series is an award-winning novel about loyalty, survival, families and friendship under extraordinary circumstances during the Talibans rule in Afghanistan. Eleven-year-old Parvana lives with her family in one room of a bombed-out apartment building in Kabul, Afghanistans capital city. Parvanas 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 authors note and a glossary to provide young readers with background and context. All royalties from the sale of this book will go to Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan. Parvanas Fund supports education projects for Afghan women and children.
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Ellis, D. (2000). The Breadwinner. [United States], Groundwood Books Ltd.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Ellis, Deborah. 2000. The Breadwinner. [United States], Groundwood Books Ltd.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Ellis, Deborah, The Breadwinner. [United States], Groundwood Books Ltd, 2000.
MLA Citation (style guide)Ellis, Deborah. The Breadwinner. [United States], Groundwood Books Ltd, 2000.
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