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The Breadwinner

The Breadwinner

The Breadwinner
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The Breadwinner Paperback - 2001

by Ellis, Deborah

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Groundwood Books, 2001-10-25. Paperback. Acceptable. 5x0x7.
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  • Title The Breadwinner
  • Author Ellis, Deborah
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition Used - Acceptable
  • Pages 170
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Groundwood Books, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Publication date 2001-10-25
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 0888994168-4-22669859
  • ISBN 9780888994165 / 0888994168
  • Weight 0.34 lbs (0.15 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.5 x 5 x 0.5 in (19.05 x 12.70 x 1.27 cm)
  • Size 5x0x7
  • Age range 10 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 5 - 7
  • Reading level 710
  • Category Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
  • Library of Congress subjects Sex role, Afghanistan
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC
  • Quantity available 1

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From the publisher

"All girls [should read] The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis." -- Malala Yousafzai, New York Times

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 Breadwinner is a novel about loyalty, survival, families and friendship under extraordinary circumstances. A map, glossary and author's note provide young readers with background and context. All royalties from the sale of this book will go to Women for Women, an organization that supports health and education projects in Afghanistan.

About the author

Deborah Ellis is the award-winning author of the international bestseller, the Breadwinner series. She lives in Simcoe, Ontario.

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