Though older readers might find the length to be lacking, I think the younger readers would appreciate it better. The tone, vocabulary and character portrayal are apt for 10-12-year-olds, the targeted readers. Narrated in a simple manner, with in-depth focus on reality, the book is filled with tense moments. It is equally warm and hopeful, tied together by tender moments of familial ties and friendship, Parvana’s story is inspiring and a true embodiment of human resilience. Over time, their family situation worsens and unexpected events occur that bring shock and tears. And yet, at the same time burdened by responsibilities, the little girl in never really worry free. Since the Taliban mandates that women unaccompanied by males cannot step out, she disguises as a boy to earn a livelihood.ĭressed in her brother’s clothes, she ventures into the streets and experiences a lot of freedom. But once the Taliban take away her father, Parvana has to earn a living to support her family. Parvana helps her father at the marketplace where they try to make a living by writing letters and selling their household items.

Set in Afghanistan, it is the story of a spirited 11-year-old girl Parvana and her family who are struggling to survive under the Taliban regime.

Parvana’s Journey and Mud City are the other two books in this series. This special edition features the previously published The Breadwinner, Haven and All Good Things, and includes the bonus companion story 'Nefarious.The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis is a contemporary fictional novel based on real-life events. The good guys don’t always win, because sometimes, the good guys have to be the bad guys in order to stay alive. Veronica, a high school track star, races to get her brother out of their doomed city.īen, a military veteran, comes to grips with the end of the world as he fights the undead.Īndrew, a police officer, struggles to maintain some sort of humanity in a world overrun by death and destruction. Samson, a criminal defense attorney, struggles to keep his family safe and his sanity intact when the world comes apart at the seams. In a matter of days the human race is reduced to nothing more than vicious, flesh hungry creatures. An omnibus edition of all the three books in Stevie Kopas' The Breadwinner Trilogy.

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