![]() ![]() All royalties from the sale of this book will go to Women for Women, an organization that supports health and education projects in Afghanistan. A map, glossary and author's note provide young readers with background and context. The Breadwinneris a novel about loyalty, survival, families and friendship under extraordinary circumstances. ![]() Forbidden to earn money as a girl, Parvana must transform herself into a boy, and become the breadwinner. Deborah Ellis, author of The Breadwinner trilogy for young adults, has written numerous books on the plight of women and children living through war. One day, he is arrested for the crime of having a foreign education, and the family is left wihtout someone who can earn money or even shop for food.Īs conditions for the family grow desperate, only one solution emerges. Parvana's father ߞ a history teacher until his school was bombed and his health destroyed ߞ works from a blanket on the ground in the marketplace, reading letters for people who cannot read or write. Over two million copies of The Breadwinner Trilogy sold worldwideĮleven-year-old Parvana lives with her family in one room of a bombed-out apartment building in Kabul, Afghanistan's capital city. ![]()
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