Parvana / The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis – Book for Hire

Description

Parvana, her mother, and sisters are prisoners in their own home. With no man to go out to buy food, they face starvation.

So Parvana must pretend to be a boy to save her family. It is a dangerous plan, but their only chance. In fear, she goes out – and witnesses the horror of landmines, the brutality of the Taliban, and the desperation of a country trying to survive. But even in despair lies hope . . .

Interest age: 9+

Reading age: 10-12

Themes explored include: education, freedom and confinement, gender, suffering, warfare, courage, family, hope