Author(s): Deborah Ellis
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 439
Publisher: GROUNDWOOD BOOKS
Language: English
Date Published: 2009-09-01
Dimensions: 134.62 x 200.66 x 30.48mm
Publication City/Country: Toronto, Canada, United Kingdom
Edition:
Illustrations:
Deborah Ellis' trilogy has been a phenomenal success, both critically and commercially. Now young readers can experience this entire epic story in one volume. The Breadwinner is set in Afghanistan, where 11-year-old Parvana lives with her family in a bombed-out apartment building in Kabul. When her father is arrested for the crime of having a foreign education, the family is left with no money or resources. Forbidden to earn money as a girl, Parvana must transform herself into a boy and become the breadwinner. In Parvana's Journey, her father has died and the family has scattered. Parvana, now 13 years old, is determined to find them. Again masquerading as a boy, she joins a group of wandering children, all refugees from war, who exist mainly on courage. In Mud City, the focus shifts to 14-year-old Shauzia, who lives in the Widows' Compound in Pakistan and dreams of escaping to a new life in France. Deborah Ellis uses simple, compelling language, memorable characters, and a wealth of imaginative detail in this wrenching look at the human cost of war that is also a surprisingly hopeful story of survival.
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 439
Publisher: GROUNDWOOD BOOKS
Language: English
Date Published: 2009-09-01
Dimensions: 134.62 x 200.66 x 30.48mm
Publication City/Country: Toronto, Canada, United Kingdom
Edition:
Illustrations:
Deborah Ellis' trilogy has been a phenomenal success, both critically and commercially. Now young readers can experience this entire epic story in one volume. The Breadwinner is set in Afghanistan, where 11-year-old Parvana lives with her family in a bombed-out apartment building in Kabul. When her father is arrested for the crime of having a foreign education, the family is left with no money or resources. Forbidden to earn money as a girl, Parvana must transform herself into a boy and become the breadwinner. In Parvana's Journey, her father has died and the family has scattered. Parvana, now 13 years old, is determined to find them. Again masquerading as a boy, she joins a group of wandering children, all refugees from war, who exist mainly on courage. In Mud City, the focus shifts to 14-year-old Shauzia, who lives in the Widows' Compound in Pakistan and dreams of escaping to a new life in France. Deborah Ellis uses simple, compelling language, memorable characters, and a wealth of imaginative detail in this wrenching look at the human cost of war that is also a surprisingly hopeful story of survival.
Book Info | |
Author | Deborah Ellis |
Date Published | 2009-09-01 |
Dimensions | 134.62 x 200.66 x 30.48mm |
First Author | Deborah Ellis |
Format | Paperback |
ISBN | 9780888999597 |
Language | English |
No. of Pages | 439 |
Publication City/Country | Toronto, Canada, United Kingdom |
Publisher | GROUNDWOOD BOOKS |
The Breadwinner Trilogy
- Deborah Ellis
- Paperback
- Publisher: GROUNDWOOD BOOKS
- ISBN: 9780888999597
- Availability:In Stock
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