Kids of Kabul: Living Bravely Through a Never-Ending War Contributor(s): Ellis, Deborah (Author) |
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ISBN: 1554981824 ISBN-13: 9781554981823 Publisher: Groundwood Books OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2018 |
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 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
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. |