| The Breadwinner Fifteenth Anniv Edition Contributor(s): Ellis, Deborah (Author) |
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ISBN: 1554987652 ISBN-13: 9781554987658 Publisher: Groundwood Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: May 2015 Click for more in this series: Breadwinner |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Middle East - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Self-esteem & Self-reliance |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Age Level: 10-13 |
| Grade Level: 5-8 |
| Lexile Measure: 710 HL (High-Low) |
| Series: Breadwinner |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 5.25" W x 8.25" L (0.39 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Cultural Region - Asian - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Topical - Family - Topical - Self-Esteem |
| Features: Glossary, Ikids, Maps, Price on Product |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 41702 Reading Level: 4.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The first book in Deborah Ellis's riveting Breadwinner series is an award-winning novel about loyalty, survival, families, and friendship under extraordinary circumstances during the Taliban's rule in Afghanistan. Eleven-year-old Parvana lives with her family in one room of a bombed-out apartment building in Kabul, Afghanistan's capital city. Parvana's father -- a history teacher until his school was bombed and his health destroyed -- 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 15th anniversary edition includes a special foreword by Deborah Ellis as well as a new map, an updated author's note, and a glossary to provide young readers with background and context. All royalties from the sale of this book will go to Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan. Parvana's Fund supports education projects for Afghan women and children. |
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