The Breadwinner
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TextPublication details: Oxford, United Kingdom Oxford University Press 21 Apr 2016Description: 167 Pages Paperback 130 x 198 x 11mm | 126gISBN: - 9780192734020
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| Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Senior Library F19 World Literature | Fiction | ELL | 3 | Available | F19 World Literature | SL2018I1713 | |||
| Senior Library F23 Historical Fiction | Fiction | ELL | 1 | Available | Historical fiction | SL2018I1226 |
Afghanistan: Parvana's father is arrested and taken away by Taliban soldiers. Under Taliban law, women and girls are not allowed to leave the house on their own. 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 ...Deborah Ellis has been to Afghan refugee camps and has listened to many stories like Parvana's. Historical Fiction + World Literature
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