The Breadwinner

The DBTRC has 30 copies of this book. Includes audio cass.

LOCATION: Our Lady of Victory

ELLIS, DEBORAH
THE BREADWINNER

Afghanistan is still under the rule of the harsh Taliban regime. Young Parvana's father can no longer teach. Every day, 10 year-old Parvana accompanies her father to the market, where he sits in a corner trying to earn enough money to support his family by reading letters for those who cannot read.. When Parvana's father is beaten and jailed, the family is left with no means of survival. Their only hope is with Parvana - she is young enough to dress as a boy (girls are not allowed to go out in public) and knows how to read and write, which will enable her take her father's place in the market.

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