The breadwinner
Ellis, Deborah, 1960-2023
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Parvana's father is arrested and taken away by Taliban soldiers. Under Taliban law, women and girls are not allowed to leave the house on their own. Parvana, her mother, and sisters are prisoners in their own home. With no man to go out to buy food, they face starvation. Forbidden to earn money as a girl, Parvana must transform herself into a boy, and become the breadwinner to save her family. It is a dangerous plan, but their only chance. In fear, she goes out, and witnesses the horror of landmines, the brutality of the Taliban, and the desperation of a country trying to survive. But even in despair lies hope.
Main title:
The breadwinner / Deborah Ellis.
Author:
Ellis, Deborah, 1960-, author
Edition:
[New edition].
Imprint:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.
Collation:
160 pages : maps (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: Toronto: Groundwood Books, 2000.
Audience:
Juvenile.
ISBN:
9780192787385 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
813.6Yellow Label
Language:
English
BRN:
2324002