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	• Breadwinner Deborah Ellis Groundwood Books, 2001 - 170 pages average customer review:based on 66 reviews view larger image
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J.Lally's Book Review

The intriguing book The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis is about the Taliban taking over Afghanistan. There is a young girl who has no men in her family and needs to be allowed to go outside and work for money and food or her family will starve, if she gets caught she might get killed by the Taliban or go to prison and get beaten.
This book makes readers want to keep reading, for example Parvana's father gets taken to prison and since women are not allowed outside without a man, her family doesn't know how they can earn money and nourish themselves, so Mrs.Weera (Parvana's mothers friend) lives with them now, she tells Parvana's mother "We'll have to think of something else." So Parvana decides to pretend to be a boy to be able to feed her family. That is just one example; there are many parts of the book like this. It also has suspense in it, like when Parvana goes outside without a boy, she gets caught by the Taliban and hit. The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis is a very intriguing book.

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The Breadwinner

I thought the book was really good. I was so tempted to read more at the end! I thought the book was really sad when the Taliban took Parvana's father. But, I think it was really thoughtful when the guys were helping her father up the steps.

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Grandmothers are teachers too

The Breadwinner is an outstanding book to give middle schoolers a feel for the lives of ordinary people in Afghanistan and that region of the world. The stark contrast comes alive for them. A powerful book, it opens the way for discussions of gender, sexuality, poverty, cultural differences especially Afghan culture, as well as radical Islamic fundamentalism. As a grandmother, and retired 6th grade teacher, I have added it to the library I am building for my grandchildren ,filled with books we can read and discuss at the appropriate time.

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Must Read

This is a sad but seemingly true story of how one family has learned to survive in a country at war during Taliban control. The story is told from a little girl's perspective. The reader experiences the many trials and tribulations that the main character, Parvana, goes through on a daily basis. May not be a true "historical fiction" but it is an excellent novel and must read!!!

Excellent Book

I purchased this book for a college class. I was very impressed by it, certainly worth reading. Gives a very well written account of what life could be like in Afghanistan.

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The Breadwinner brings to life an issue that has recently exploded in the international media ? the reality of life under the Taliban. Young Parvana lives with her family in one room of a bombed-out apartment building in Kabul, Afghanistan. Because he has a foreign education, her father is arrested by the Taliban, the religious group that controls the country. Since women cannot appear in public unless covered head to toe, or go to school, or work outside the home, the family becomes increasingly desperate until Parvana conceives a plan. She cuts her hair and disguises herself as a boy to earn money for her family. Parvana?s determination to survive is the force that drives this novel set against the backdrop of an intolerable situation brought about by war and religious fanaticism. Deborah Ellis spent several months talking with women and girls in Afghan refugee camps in Pakistan and Russia. This suspenseful, timely novel is the result of those encounters. Royalties from the sale of The Breadwinner will go toward educating Afghan girls in Pakistani refugee camps. ?A potent portrait of life in contemporary Afghanistan, showing that powerful heroines can survive even in the most oppressive ... conditions.? ? Booklist

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