false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178734129m/828015.jpg 828015 17 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 <I>The Breadwinner</I> 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, <I>Looking for X</I>, dealt with poverty in Toronto, Ellis based <I>The Breadwinner</I> on the true-life stories of women in Afghan refugee camps. <p> 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 <I>The Handmaid's Tale</I>, 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, <I>The Breadwinner</I> 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) <I>--Lisa Alward</I> 1798108 2000 The Breadwinner total:780|5:246|4:304|3:181|2:38|1:11| 780 3076 1000 196 1628200 0888994192 9780888994196 7 3 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1219091413m/1628200.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1628200.The_Breadwinner 4 2 false Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Mon Aug 18 13:32:08 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 18 14:21:44 -0700 2008 Breadwinner Trilogy...more...]]> 828015 0888994168 9780888994165 729 181 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178734129m/828015.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/828015.The_Breadwinner 5 0 false Wed Apr 22 17:43:07 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 17:56:18 -0700 2009
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This story is about a young girl who faces difficulties in her family after the Taliban took over.
Things get very difficult for her family after her father is sent to jail!
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It is very sad because it talks about how is it their in where they live and it explains you very good and cleary. This book have part that are true and some that are not true. It talks the rel...more...]]> 828015 0888994168 9780888994165 729 181 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178734129m/828015.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/828015.The_Breadwinner 4 0 false Thu Mar 19 09:04:12 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 19 09:04:18 -0700 2009 The way she provided for herself and famil...more This was a good book. I was able to...more...]]> 828015 0888994168 9780888994165 729 181 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178734129m/828015.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/828015.The_Breadwinner 5 0 false Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Wed Jan 28 07:05:41 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 06:17:10 -0800 2009 more...]]> 828015 0888994168 9780888994165 729 181 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178734129m/828015.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/828015.The_Breadwinner 3 0 false Sun Mar 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 09:27:14 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 09:42:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 828015 0888994168 9780888994165 729 181 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178734129m/828015.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/828015.The_Breadwinner 3 0 false Tue Feb 17 14:39:59 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 14:39:59 -0800 2009 more...]]> 828015 0888994168 9780888994165 729 181 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178734129m/828015.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/828015.The_Breadwinner 2 0 true Wed Jun 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 21:08:34 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 18:47:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 828015 0888994168 9780888994165 729 181 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178734129m/828015.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/828015.The_Breadwinner 4 1 false Tue Sep 30 16:52:01 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 30 16:52:53 -0700 2008 828015 0888994168 9780888994165 729 181 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178734129m/828015.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/828015.The_Breadwinner 4 0 false Mon May 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 14:00:17 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 08:35:09 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 828015 0888994168 9780888994165 729 181 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178734129m/828015.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/828015.The_Breadwinner 0 0 false Wed Mar 25 08:57:47 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 09:05:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 828015 0888994168 9780888994165 729 181 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178734129m/828015.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/828015.The_Breadwinner 4 0 false Wed Mar 18 08:26:29 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 08:42:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 828015 0888994168 9780888994165 729 181 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178734129m/828015.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/828015.The_Breadwinner 4 0 false Tue Feb 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 08:59:00 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 26 08:48:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1628200 0888994192 9780888994196 7 3 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1219091413m/1628200.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1628200.The_Breadwinner 4 0 false Mon Aug 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 18 19:41:47 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 25 15:17:27 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=828015