"All girls [should read] The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis." — Malala Yousafzai, New York Times
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 fifteenth 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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[The books in the Breadwinner trilogy] are terrifying indictments of what war can bring to children and a powerful testaments to the ingenuity and strength of young people in times of terror.
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...a book...about the hard times - and the courage - of Afghan children.
A great kids' book...a graphic geopolitical brief that's also a girl-power parable.
[The books in the Breadwinner trilogy] are terrifying indictments of what war can bring to children and a powerful testaments to the ingenuity and strength of young people in times of terror.
...an exceptional story that enlightens the reader about circumstances beyond comprehension and helps students understand that all of us in this global community share the same hopes, dreams, and fears.
This is an important and compelling story for young people...
A great kids' book...a graphic geopolitical brief that's also a girl-power parable.
...a book...about the hard times - and the courage - of Afghan children.
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[The books in the Breadwinner trilogy] are terrifying indictments of what war can bring to children and a powerful testaments to the ingenuity and strength of young people in times of terror.
...an exceptional story that enlightens the reader about circumstances beyond comprehension and helps students understand that all of us in this global community share the same hopes, dreams, and fears.
This is an important and compelling story for young people...
A great kids' book...a graphic geopolitical brief that's also a girl-power parable.
...a book...about the hard times - and the courage - of Afghan children.
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...a book...about the hard times - and the courage - of Afghan children.
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...an exceptional story that enlightens the reader about circumstances beyond comprehension and helps students understand that all of us in this global community share the same hopes, dreams, and fears.
A great kids' book...a graphic geopolitical brief that's also a girl-power parable.
This is an important and compelling story for young people...
[The books in the Breadwinner trilogy] are terrifying indictments of what war can bring to children and a powerful testaments to the ingenuity and strength of young people in times of terror.
...a book...about the hard times - and the courage - of Afghan children.
...hands-down, Newberry Medal worthy...This was a fantastic read.
A great kids' book...a graphic geopolitical brief that's also a girl-power parable.
...an exceptional story that enlightens the reader about circumstances beyond comprehension and helps students understand that all of us in this global community share the same hopes, dreams, and fears.
[The books in the Breadwinner trilogy] are terrifying indictments of what war can bring to children and a powerful testaments to the ingenuity and strength of young people in times of terror.
This is an important and compelling story for young people...
[The books in the Breadwinner trilogy] are terrifying indictments of what war can bring to children and a powerful testaments to the ingenuity and strength of young people in times of terror.
...a book...about the hard times - and the courage - of Afghan children.
A great kids' book...a graphic geopolitical brief that's also a girl-power parable.
...hands-down, Newberry Medal worthy...This was a fantastic read.
This is an important and compelling story for young people...
...an exceptional story that enlightens the reader about circumstances beyond comprehension and helps students understand that all of us in this global community share the same hopes, dreams, and fears.
[The books in the Breadwinner trilogy] are terrifying indictments of what war can bring to children and a powerful testaments to the ingenuity and strength of young people in times of terror.
...a book...about the hard times - and the courage - of Afghan children.
A great kids' book...a graphic geopolitical brief that's also a girl-power parable.
This is an important and compelling story for young people...
...an exceptional story that enlightens the reader about circumstances beyond comprehension and helps students understand that all of us in this global community share the same hopes, dreams, and fears.
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This is an important and compelling story for young people...
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A great kids' book...a graphic geopolitical brief that's also a girl-power parable.
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[The books in the Breadwinner trilogy] are terrifying indictments of what war can bring to children and a powerful testaments to the ingenuity and strength of young people in times of terror.
...a book...about the hard times - and the courage - of Afghan children.
...a book...about the hard times - and the courage - of Afghan children.
[The books in the Breadwinner trilogy] are terrifying indictments of what war can bring to children and a powerful testaments to the ingenuity and strength of young people in times of terror.
A great kids' book...a graphic geopolitical brief that's also a girl-power parable.
This is an important and compelling story for young people...
...an exceptional story that enlightens the reader about circumstances beyond comprehension and helps students understand that all of us in this global community share the same hopes, dreams, and fears.
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...an exceptional story that enlightens the reader about circumstances beyond comprehension and helps students understand that all of us in this global community share the same hopes, dreams, and fears.
This is an important and compelling story for young people...
...hands-down, Newberry Medal worthy...This was a fantastic read.
A great kids' book...a graphic geopolitical brief that's also a girl-power parable.
...a book...about the hard times - and the courage - of Afghan children.
[The books in the Breadwinner trilogy] are terrifying indictments of what war can bring to children and a powerful testaments to the ingenuity and strength of young people in times of terror.
...an exceptional story that enlightens the reader about circumstances beyond comprehension and helps students understand that all of us in this global community share the same hopes, dreams, and fears.
...hands-down, Newberry Medal worthy...This was a fantastic read.
[The books in the Breadwinner trilogy] are terrifying indictments of what war can bring to children and a powerful testaments to the ingenuity and strength of young people in times of terror.
A great kids' book...a graphic geopolitical brief that's also a girl-power parable.
This is an important and compelling story for young people...
...a book...about the hard times - and the courage - of Afghan children.
...a book...about the hard times - and the courage - of Afghan children.
[The books in the Breadwinner trilogy] are terrifying indictments of what war can bring to children and a powerful testaments to the ingenuity and strength of young people in times of terror.
A great kids' book...a graphic geopolitical brief that's also a girl-power parable.
...an exceptional story that enlightens the reader about circumstances beyond comprehension and helps students understand that all of us in this global community share the same hopes, dreams, and fears.
...hands-down, Newberry Medal worthy...This was a fantastic read.
This is an important and compelling story for young people...
...an exceptional story that enlightens the reader about circumstances beyond comprehension and helps students understand that all of us in this global community share the same hopes, dreams, and fears.
...hands-down, Newberry Medal worthy...This was a fantastic read.
[The books in the Breadwinner trilogy] are terrifying indictments of what war can bring to children and a powerful testaments to the ingenuity and strength of young people in times of terror.
This is an important and compelling story for young people...
A great kids' book...a graphic geopolitical brief that's also a girl-power parable.
...a book...about the hard times - and the courage - of Afghan children.
[The books in the Breadwinner trilogy] are terrifying indictments of what war can bring to children and a powerful testaments to the ingenuity and strength of young people in times of terror.
...hands-down, Newberry Medal worthy...This was a fantastic read.
...an exceptional story that enlightens the reader about circumstances beyond comprehension and helps students understand that all of us in this global community share the same hopes, dreams, and fears.
This is an important and compelling story for young people...
...a book...about the hard times - and the courage - of Afghan children.
A great kids' book...a graphic geopolitical brief that's also a girl-power parable.
A great kids' book...a graphic geopolitical brief that's also a girl-power parable.
This is an important and compelling story for young people...
...hands-down, Newberry Medal worthy...This was a fantastic read.
...an exceptional story that enlightens the reader about circumstances beyond comprehension and helps students understand that all of us in this global community share the same hopes, dreams, and fears.
[The books in the Breadwinner trilogy] are terrifying indictments of what war can bring to children and a powerful testaments to the ingenuity and strength of young people in times of terror.
...a book...about the hard times - and the courage - of Afghan children.
...a book...about the hard times - and the courage - of Afghan children.
A great kids' book...a graphic geopolitical brief that's also a girl-power parable.
...hands-down, Newberry Medal worthy...This was a fantastic read.
This is an important and compelling story for young people...
...an exceptional story that enlightens the reader about circumstances beyond comprehension and helps students understand that all of us in this global community share the same hopes, dreams, and fears.
[The books in the Breadwinner trilogy] are terrifying indictments of what war can bring to children and a powerful testaments to the ingenuity and strength of young people in times of terror.
...hands-down, Newberry Medal worthy...This was a fantastic read.
This is an important and compelling story for young people...
...an exceptional story that enlightens the reader about circumstances beyond comprehension and helps students understand that all of us in this global community share the same hopes, dreams, and fears.
...a book...about the hard times - and the courage - of Afghan children.
[The books in the Breadwinner trilogy] are terrifying indictments of what war can bring to children and a powerful testaments to the ingenuity and strength of young people in times of terror.
A great kids' book...a graphic geopolitical brief that's also a girl-power parable.
This is an important and compelling story for young people...
...hands-down, Newberry Medal worthy...This was a fantastic read.
...an exceptional story that enlightens the reader about circumstances beyond comprehension and helps students understand that all of us in this global community share the same hopes, dreams, and fears.
...a book...about the hard times - and the courage - of Afghan children.
A great kids' book...a graphic geopolitical brief that's also a girl-power parable.
[The books in the Breadwinner trilogy] are terrifying indictments of what war can bring to children and a powerful testaments to the ingenuity and strength of young people in times of terror.
This is an important and compelling story for young people...
A great kids' book...a graphic geopolitical brief that's also a girl-power parable.
...a book...about the hard times - and the courage - of Afghan children.
...an exceptional story that enlightens the reader about circumstances beyond comprehension and helps students understand that all of us in this global community share the same hopes, dreams, and fears.
[The books in the Breadwinner trilogy] are terrifying indictments of what war can bring to children and a powerful testaments to the ingenuity and strength of young people in times of terror.
...hands-down, Newberry Medal worthy...This was a fantastic read.
A great kids' book...a graphic geopolitical brief that's also a girl-power parable.
[The books in the Breadwinner trilogy] are terrifying indictments of what war can bring to children and a powerful testaments to the ingenuity and strength of young people in times of terror.
...a book...about the hard times - and the courage - of Afghan children.
This is an important and compelling story for young people...
...an exceptional story that enlightens the reader about circumstances beyond comprehension and helps students understand that all of us in this global community share the same hopes, dreams, and fears.
...hands-down, Newberry Medal worthy...This was a fantastic read.
A great kids' book...a graphic geopolitical brief that's also a girl-power parable.
This is an important and compelling story for young people...
...a book...about the hard times - and the courage - of Afghan children.
[The books in the Breadwinner trilogy] are terrifying indictments of what war can bring to children and a powerful testaments to the ingenuity and strength of young people in times of terror.
...hands-down, Newberry Medal worthy...This was a fantastic read.
...an exceptional story that enlightens the reader about circumstances beyond comprehension and helps students understand that all of us in this global community share the same hopes, dreams, and fears.
...hands-down, Newberry Medal worthy...This was a fantastic read.
...an exceptional story that enlightens the reader about circumstances beyond comprehension and helps students understand that all of us in this global community share the same hopes, dreams, and fears.
...a book...about the hard times - and the courage - of Afghan children.
A great kids' book...a graphic geopolitical brief that's also a girl-power parable.
This is an important and compelling story for young people...
[The books in the Breadwinner trilogy] are terrifying indictments of what war can bring to children and a powerful testaments to the ingenuity and strength of young people in times of terror.
A great kids' book...a graphic geopolitical brief that's also a girl-power parable.
...a book...about the hard times - and the courage - of Afghan children.
[The books in the Breadwinner trilogy] are terrifying indictments of what war can bring to children and a powerful testaments to the ingenuity and strength of young people in times of terror.
This is an important and compelling story for young people...
...an exceptional story that enlightens the reader about circumstances beyond comprehension and helps students understand that all of us in this global community share the same hopes, dreams, and fears.
...hands-down, Newberry Medal worthy...This was a fantastic read.
A great kids’ book...a graphic geopolitical brief that’s also a girl-power parable.
...an exceptional story that enlightens the reader about circumstances beyond comprehension and helps students understand that all of us in this global community share the same hopes, dreams, and fears.
[The books in the Breadwinner series] are terrifying indictments of what war can bring to children and a powerful testament to the ingenuity and strength of young people in times of terror.
..a book...about the hard times — and the courage — of Afghan children.
A great kids’ book...a graphic geopolitical brief that’s also a girl-power parable.
...an exceptional story that enlightens the reader about circumstances beyond comprehension and helps students understand that all of us in this global community share the same hopes, dreams, and fears.
[The books in the Breadwinner series] are terrifying indictments of what war can bring to children and a powerful testament to the ingenuity and strength of young people in times of terror.
..a book...about the hard times — and the courage — of Afghan children.
A great kids’ book...a graphic geopolitical brief that’s also a girl-power parable.
[The books in the Breadwinner series] are terrifying indictments of what war can bring to children and a powerful testament to the ingenuity and strength of young people in times of terror.
...an exceptional story that enlightens the reader about circumstances beyond comprehension and helps students understand that all of us in this global community share the same hopes, dreams, and fears.
..a book...about the hard times — and the courage — of Afghan children.
...an exceptional story that enlightens the reader about circumstances beyond comprehension and helps students understand that all of us in this global community share the same hopes, dreams, and fears.
A great kids’ book...a graphic geopolitical brief that’s also a girl-power parable.
..a book...about the hard times — and the courage — of Afghan children.
[The books in the Breadwinner series] are terrifying indictments of what war can bring to children and a powerful testament to the ingenuity and strength of young people in times of terror.
[The books in the Breadwinner series] are terrifying indictments of what war can bring to children and a powerful testament to the ingenuity and strength of young people in times of terror.
...an exceptional story that enlightens the reader about circumstances beyond comprehension and helps students understand that all of us in this global community share the same hopes, dreams, and fears.
..a book...about the hard times — and the courage — of Afghan children.
A great kids’ book...a graphic geopolitical brief that’s also a girl-power parable.
[The books in the Breadwinner series] are terrifying indictments of what war can bring to children and a powerful testament to the ingenuity and strength of young people in times of terror.
A great kids’ book...a graphic geopolitical brief that’s also a girl-power parable.
...an exceptional story that enlightens the reader about circumstances beyond comprehension and helps students understand that all of us in this global community share the same hopes, dreams, and fears.
..a book...about the hard times — and the courage — of Afghan children.
...an exceptional story that enlightens the reader about circumstances beyond comprehension and helps students understand that all of us in this global community share the same hopes, dreams, and fears.
A great kids’ book...a graphic geopolitical brief that’s also a girl-power parable.
[The books in the Breadwinner series] are terrifying indictments of what war can bring to children and a powerful testament to the ingenuity and strength of young people in times of terror.
..a book...about the hard times — and the courage — of Afghan children.
A great kids’ book...a graphic geopolitical brief that’s also a girl-power parable.
..a book...about the hard times — and the courage — of Afghan children.
[The books in the Breadwinner series] are terrifying indictments of what war can bring to children and a powerful testament to the ingenuity and strength of young people in times of terror.
...an exceptional story that enlightens the reader about circumstances beyond comprehension and helps students understand that all of us in this global community share the same hopes, dreams, and fears.
...an exceptional story that enlightens the reader about circumstances beyond comprehension and helps students understand that all of us in this global community share the same hopes, dreams, and fears.
[The books in the Breadwinner series] are terrifying indictments of what war can bring to children and a powerful testament to the ingenuity and strength of young people in times of terror.
..a book...about the hard times — and the courage — of Afghan children.
A great kids’ book...a graphic geopolitical brief that’s also a girl-power parable.
..a book...about the hard times — and the courage — of Afghan children.
A great kids’ book...a graphic geopolitical brief that’s also a girl-power parable.
[The books in the Breadwinner series] are terrifying indictments of what war can bring to children and a powerful testament to the ingenuity and strength of young people in times of terror.
...an exceptional story that enlightens the reader about circumstances beyond comprehension and helps students understand that all of us in this global community share the same hopes, dreams, and fears.
..a book...about the hard times — and the courage — of Afghan children.
...an exceptional story that enlightens the reader about circumstances beyond comprehension and helps students understand that all of us in this global community share the same hopes, dreams, and fears.
A great kids’ book...a graphic geopolitical brief that’s also a girl-power parable.
[The books in the Breadwinner series] are terrifying indictments of what war can bring to children and a powerful testament to the ingenuity and strength of young people in times of terror.
..a book...about the hard times — and the courage — of Afghan children.
...an exceptional story that enlightens the reader about circumstances beyond comprehension and helps students understand that all of us in this global community share the same hopes, dreams, and fears.
A great kids’ book...a graphic geopolitical brief that’s also a girl-power parable.
[The books in the Breadwinner series] are terrifying indictments of what war can bring to children and a powerful testament to the ingenuity and strength of young people in times of terror.
[The books in the Breadwinner series] are terrifying indictments of what war can bring to children and a powerful testament to the ingenuity and strength of young people in times of terror.
..a book...about the hard times — and the courage — of Afghan children.
A great kids’ book...a graphic geopolitical brief that’s also a girl-power parable.
...an exceptional story that enlightens the reader about circumstances beyond comprehension and helps students understand that all of us in this global community share the same hopes, dreams, and fears.
..a book...about the hard times — and the courage — of Afghan children.
[The books in the Breadwinner series] are terrifying indictments of what war can bring to children and a powerful testament to the ingenuity and strength of young people in times of terror.
...an exceptional story that enlightens the reader about circumstances beyond comprehension and helps students understand that all of us in this global community share the same hopes, dreams, and fears.
A great kids’ book...a graphic geopolitical brief that’s also a girl-power parable.
..a book...about the hard times — and the courage — of Afghan children.
...an exceptional story that enlightens the reader about circumstances beyond comprehension and helps students understand that all of us in this global community share the same hopes, dreams, and fears.
[The books in the Breadwinner series] are terrifying indictments of what war can bring to children and a powerful testament to the ingenuity and strength of young people in times of terror.
A great kids’ book...a graphic geopolitical brief that’s also a girl-power parable.
A great kids’ book...a graphic geopolitical brief that’s also a girl-power parable.
[The books in the Breadwinner series] are terrifying indictments of what war can bring to children and a powerful testament to the ingenuity and strength of young people in times of terror.
..a book...about the hard times — and the courage — of Afghan children.
...an exceptional story that enlightens the reader about circumstances beyond comprehension and helps students understand that all of us in this global community share the same hopes, dreams, and fears.
[The books in the Breadwinner series] are terrifying indictments of what war can bring to children and a powerful testament to the ingenuity and strength of young people in times of terror.
..a book...about the hard times — and the courage — of Afghan children.
...an exceptional story that enlightens the reader about circumstances beyond comprehension and helps students understand that all of us in this global community share the same hopes, dreams, and fears.
A great kids’ book...a graphic geopolitical brief that’s also a girl-power parable.
[The books in the Breadwinner series] are terrifying indictments of what war can bring to children and a powerful testament to the ingenuity and strength of young people in times of terror.
...an exceptional story that enlightens the reader about circumstances beyond comprehension and helps students understand that all of us in this global community share the same hopes, dreams, and fears.
A great kids’ book...a graphic geopolitical brief that’s also a girl-power parable.
..a book...about the hard times — and the courage — of Afghan children.
..a book...about the hard times — and the courage — of Afghan children.
A great kids’ book...a graphic geopolitical brief that’s also a girl-power parable.
...an exceptional story that enlightens the reader about circumstances beyond comprehension and helps students understand that all of us in this global community share the same hopes, dreams, and fears.
[The books in the Breadwinner series] are terrifying indictments of what war can bring to children and a powerful testament to the ingenuity and strength of young people in times of terror.
A great kids’ book...a graphic geopolitical brief that’s also a girl-power parable.
..a book...about the hard times — and the courage — of Afghan children.
[The books in the Breadwinner series] are terrifying indictments of what war can bring to children and a powerful testament to the ingenuity and strength of young people in times of terror.
...an exceptional story that enlightens the reader about circumstances beyond comprehension and helps students understand that all of us in this global community share the same hopes, dreams, and fears.
A great kids’ book...a graphic geopolitical brief that’s also a girl-power parable.
..a book...about the hard times — and the courage — of Afghan children.
[The books in the Breadwinner series] are terrifying indictments of what war can bring to children and a powerful testament to the ingenuity and strength of young people in times of terror.
...an exceptional story that enlightens the reader about circumstances beyond comprehension and helps students understand that all of us in this global community share the same hopes, dreams, and fears.
...an exceptional story that enlightens the reader about circumstances beyond comprehension and helps students understand that all of us in this global community share the same hopes, dreams, and fears.
..a book...about the hard times — and the courage — of Afghan children.
A great kids’ book...a graphic geopolitical brief that’s also a girl-power parable.
[The books in the Breadwinner series] are terrifying indictments of what war can bring to children and a powerful testament to the ingenuity and strength of young people in times of terror.
...an exceptional story that enlightens the reader about circumstances beyond comprehension and helps students understand that all of us in this global community share the same hopes, dreams, and fears.
..a book...about the hard times — and the courage — of Afghan children.
A great kids’ book...a graphic geopolitical brief that’s also a girl-power parable.
[The books in the Breadwinner series] are terrifying indictments of what war can bring to children and a powerful testament to the ingenuity and strength of young people in times of terror.