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Kids of Kabul: Living Bravely Through a Never-Ending War
Contributor(s): Ellis, Deborah (Author)
ISBN: 1554981824     ISBN-13: 9781554981823
Publisher: Groundwood Books
OUR PRICE:   $8.96  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: October 2018
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Middle East
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - Middle East
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Military & Wars
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2019299715
Lexile Measure: 800
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.35 lbs) 128 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Middle East
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 151044
Reading Level: 5.5   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 4.0
 
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Publisher Description:

Since its publication in 2000, hundreds of thousands of children all over the world have read and loved The Breadwinner, the fictional story of eleven-year-old Parvana living in Kabul under the terror of the Taliban.

But what has happened to Afghanistan's children since the fall of the Taliban in 2001? In 2011, Deborah Ellis went to Kabul to find out. The twenty-six boys and girls featured in this book range in age from ten to seventeen, and they speak candidly about their lives now. They are still living in a country at war. Violence and oppression exist all around them. The situation for girls has improved, but it is still difficult and dangerous. And many children -- boys and girls -- are still supporting their families by selling items like pencils and matches on the street.

Yet these kids are weathering their lives with remarkable courage and hope, getting as much education and life experience and fun as they can.

All royalties from the sale of Kids of Kabul will go to Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan (www.cw4wafghan.ca), which administers Parvana's Fund, supporting schools, libraries and literacy programs for Afghan women and children.


Contributor Bio(s): Ellis, Deborah: -

Deborah Ellis is the author of more than two dozen books, including The Breadwinner, which has been published in twenty-five languages and was recently adapted into a feature-length animated film and a graphic novel. She has won the Governor General's Award, the Middle East Book Award, the Peter Pan Prize, the Jane Addams Children's Book Award and the Vicky Metcalf Award for a Body of Work. She has received the Ontario Library Association's President's Award for Exceptional Achievement, and she has been named to the Order of Canada. She has donated more than $1 million in royalties to organizations such as Women for Women in Afghanistan, UNICEF and Street Kids International. Deborah lives in Simcoe, Ontario.