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Eleanor Ellis Public Library - Phelps

The breadwinner
(Book)

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NoveList Series:
Series:
Breadwinner ; volume 1
Published:
Toronto : Berkeley, CA : Douglas & McIntyre ;, 2001.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
170 pages : maps ; 20 cm.
Accelerated Reader:
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure:
710L
Status:
Description
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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Ashland Juvenile Fiction
J ELLIS
Available
Jun 27, 2023
Eagle River Juvenile Fiction
J ELL # 1
Available
Nov 16, 2022
Phelps School
F ELL
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Nov 16, 2022
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Language:
English
ISBN:
0888994192, 0888994168
Accelerated Reader:
MG
Level 4.5, 4 Points
Lexile measure:
710

Notes

General Note
"A groundwood book."
Description
Pravana, whose father was arrested by the Taliban--the radical religious faction controlling Afghanistan--and whose family lives in one room of a bombed-out apartment building, must disguise herself as a boy to work and support her family.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,MG,4.5,4,41702.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)

Ellis, D. (2001). The breadwinner. Toronto : Berkeley, CA, Douglas & McIntyre.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Ellis, Deborah, 1960-. 2001. The Breadwinner. Toronto : Berkeley, CA, Douglas & McIntyre.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Ellis, Deborah, 1960-, The Breadwinner. Toronto : Berkeley, CA, Douglas & McIntyre, 2001.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Ellis, Deborah. The Breadwinner. Toronto : Berkeley, CA, Douglas & McIntyre, 2001.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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