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The Breadwinner (The Breadwinner #1)

Deborah Ellis

Paperback | Pages: 171 pages

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Title	:	The Breadwinner (The Breadwinner #1)
Author	:	Deborah Ellis
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 171 pages
Published	:	October 25th 2001 by Groundwood Books (first published September 1st 2000)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Young Adult. Fiction. Childrens. Middle Grade. Realistic Fiction. Academic. School

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Since the Taliban took over Afghanistan, 11-year-old Parvana has rarely been outdoors. Barred from attending school, shopping at the market, or even playing in the streets of Kabul, the heroine of Deborah Ellis's engrossing children's novel The Breadwinner is trapped inside her family's one-room home. That is, until the Taliban hauls away her father and Parvana realizes that it's up to her to become the "breadwinner" and disguise herself as a boy to support her mother, two sisters, and baby brother. Set in the early years of the Taliban regime, this topical novel for middle readers explores the harsh realities of life for girls and women in modern-day Afghanistan. A political activist whose first book for children, Looking for X, dealt with poverty in Toronto, Ellis based The Breadwinner on the true-life stories of women in Afghan refugee camps.

In the wily Parvana, Ellis creates a character to whom North American children will have no difficulty relating. The daughter of university-educated parents, Parvana is thoroughly westernized in her outlook and responses. A pint-sized version of Offred from Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, Parvana conceals her critique of the repressive Muslim state behind the veil of her chador. Although the dialogue is occasionally stilted and the ending disappointingly sketchy, The Breadwinner is essential reading for any child curious about ordinary Afghans. Like so many books and movies on the subject, it is also eerily prophetic. "Maybe someone should drop a big bomb on the country and start again," says a friend of Parvana's. "'They've tried that,' Parvana said, 'It only made things worse.'" (Ages 9 to 12) --Lisa Alward

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Original Title:	The Breadwinner
ISBN:	0888994168 (ISBN13: 9780888994165)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	The Breadwinner #1
Characters:	Parvana, Nooria
Setting:	Afghanistan
Literary Awards:	Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award (2002), Hackmatack Children's Choice Award for English Fiction (2003), Rocky Mountain Book Award (2003)

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My middle school students responded so strongly to my booktalk about this book, that the library and the local bookstores ran out, and many went on to read the sequel. However, do not be quick to label this as purely young adult fiction. As an adult, I was changed and moved by Parvana and her family, and this novel has stuck with me vividly for 12 years.

I have wanted to read this book since middle school and finally decided to cheack it out after seeing a trailer for the movie. Parvana is a young girl living in Afganistan during the Taliban regime. After her father is arrested and sent to prison, Parvana must dress and live as a boy in order to provide for her family. I loved Parvana and her family and I plan on reading the rest of the series really soon.

This is one of the best books I have ever read. All The ideas in the book have logical supporting evidence, The characters are very realistic due to their activities and appearance. I would recommend this book to each and every student in the world (Even the bullies). I think when someone reads this book their thought about Afghanistan and Afghan people must change. This book was just so realistic and so pure that it took my breath away. I could literally feel the characters' feelings, sometimes

Parvana is a great book! The book is very interesting... It doesn't only explain how Parvana is feeling, but it also describes how other girls in Afghanistan survive with the Taliban in control. Some girls in Afghanistan are scared to go outside, I would be too, but Parvana is brave to go outside to get food for her family. At the end Parvana, goes back to see her family which is sad and happy at the same time... I really LOVED this book and I can't wait to read "Parvana's Journey!"

The novel The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis is a book concerning human rights. In this novel the main character Parvana, an eleven year old girl is living in a one room home with her five family members in Afghanistan. At the time, the Taliban are ruling their town and orders all the girls and women in Afghanistan to stay inside their homes. They even forbid girls to go to school or walk outside without a man. Throughout the novel Parvana comes across many challenges such as loosing her father,

I discovered this book a few days back after watching the trailer of its movie adaption. The trailer was stunning. So I searched for it on the internet to know some more about it and found out the Parvana series! Kudos to myself! :v This book highlights the story of an eleven years old girl named Parvana who leads a very miserable life in Afghanistan because of the Taliban. Each day comes with new hardship for her and her family. Girls there cannot go to school, women must not come out of their

In the book The bread Winner, The author writes about a girl who has many troubles in her life and is stripped of many of her rights. This girls name is Parvana. Parvana is in a family of 6, her mother, father, older sister, younger sister, a little brother only 2 years old and herself who is 10. She lives in a city in Afghanistan called Kabul, and because there is a war going on, her house had been bombed several times and she had become poor. The final house setting that they end up in (the