The Breadwinner Trilogy Contributor(s): Ellis, Deborah (Author) |
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ISBN: 0888999593 ISBN-13: 9780888999597 Publisher: Groundwood Books OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2009 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Middle East - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Self-esteem & Self-reliance - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women |
Dewey: FIC |
Lexile Measure: 710 |
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.3" W x 7.9" (0.70 lbs) 440 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Deborah Ellis' trilogy has been a phenomenal success, both critically and commercially. Now young readers can experience this entire epic story in one volume. The Breadwinner is set in Afghanistan, where 11-year-old Parvana lives with her family in a bombed-out apartment building in Kabul. When her father is arrested for the crime of having a foreign education, the family is left with no money or resources. Forbidden to earn money as a girl, Parvana must transform herself into a boy and become the breadwinner. In Parvana's Journey, her father has died and the family has scattered. Parvana, now 13 years old, is determined to find them. Again masquerading as a boy, she joins a group of wandering children, all refugees from war, who exist mainly on courage. In Mud City, the focus shifts to 14-year-old Shauzia, who lives in the Widows' Compound in Pakistan and dreams of escaping to a new life in France. Deborah Ellis uses simple, compelling language, memorable characters, and a wealth of imaginative detail in this wrenching look at the human cost of war that is also a surprisingly hopeful story of survival. |