Book
The breadwinner / Deborah Ellis.
Record details
- ISBN: 1554987652 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9781554987658 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 152 pages : maps.
- Edition: Fifteenth anniversary edition.
- Publisher: Toronto ; Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, 2015.
Content descriptions
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 9.95 |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Girls > Afghanistan > Juvenile fiction. Sex role > Juvenile fiction. Disguise > Juvenile fiction. Kabul (Afghanistan)) > Juvenile fiction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Other Formats and Editions
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | YA Ellis | 31681020129623 | YADULT | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Parvana, whose father was arrested by the Taliban, and whose family lives in one room of a bombed-out apartment building, must disguise herself as a boy to work and support her family. - Perseus Publishing
"All girls [should read] The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis." â Malala Yousafzai, New York Times
The first book in Deborah Ellisâs riveting Breadwinner series is an award-winning novel about loyalty, survival, families and friendship under extraordinary circumstances during the Talibanâs rule in Afghanistan in the late 1990s.
Eleven-year-old Parvana lives with her family in one room of a bombed-out apartment building in Kabul, Afghanistanâs capital city. Parvanaâs father â a history teacher until his school was bombed and his health destroyed â works from a blanket on the ground in the marketplace, reading letters for people who cannot read or write. One day, he is arrested for the crime of having a foreign education, and the family is left without someone who can earn money or even shop for food.
As conditions for the family grow desperate, only one solution emerges. Forbidden to earn money as a girl, Parvana must transform herself into a boy, and become the breadwinner.
The fifteenth anniversary edition includes a special foreword by Deborah Ellis as well as a new map, an updated authorâs note and a glossary to provide young readers with background and context. All royalties from the sale of this book will go to Right to Learn Afghanistan. Parvanaâs Fund supports education projects for Afghan women and children.
Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.3
Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.3
Describe how a particular story's or drama's plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.
