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The breadwinner / Deborah Ellis.
Parvana, turning her head, saw the dark turban that was the uniform of the Taliban. A rifle was slung across his chest as casually as her father's shoulder bag had been slung across hers. Expecting to be shot, the Talib going into his pocket, produced a letter, sat down beside her and said "Read this."
Because the Taliban rulers of Kabul, Afghanistan, impose strict limitations on women's freedom and behavior, eleven-year-old Parvana must disguise herself as a boy so that her family can survive after her father's arrest.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780888994165
- ISBN: 9780888994196
- ISBN: 0888994192
- ISBN: 0888994168
- Physical Description: 170 pages : map ; 20 cm.
- Publisher: Toronto : A Groundwork Book, Douglas & McIntyre, [2000].
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "A Groundwood book". Vol. 1 The Breadwinner ; vol. 2 Parvana's Journey ; vol. 3 Mud City |
| Target Audience Note: | 10-14 5-9 |
| Awards Note: | Red Cedar Book Award, 2003. |
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| Genre: | Red Cedar Book Award. Novels. Fiction. |
| Topic Heading: | Oppression of women - Fiction Afghanistan - Fiction Taliban - Religious group - Fiction Juvenile fiction. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Pemberton and District Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pemberton and District Public Library | J ELL (Text) | 31894000377035 | Junior Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
