![]() Frequently selected as assigned reading for middle school students, The Breadwinner won the Peter Pan Award and the Middle East Book Award. ![]() Her book Women of the Afghan War is the outgrowth of her conversations with women in the refugee camps, and her interviews with children there prompted her to write The Breadwinner. Prior to beginning the series, Ellis spent several months interviewing Afghan refugees in Pakistan. ![]() Four sequels followed it: Parvana’s Journey Mud City My Name is Parvana and One More Mountain. Exploring themes of human connection, maturation and bravery, and the repression of women, The Breadwinner was critically acclaimed upon its release and has had over 40 print runs in the United States alone. It centers on an 11-year-old girl named Parvana who, due to her family’s circumstances, is forced to defy the Taliban and their repressive laws to become the breadwinner for her family. The Breadwinner, also known as Parvana, is a 2000 children’s novel by Canadian author and activist Deborah Ellis. ![]()
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