The Breadwinner Trilogy (Breadwinner Series, 1 - 3) - Softcover

Ellis, Deborah

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0888999593 ISBN 13: 9780888999597

Publisher: Groundwood Books, 2009

Synopsis

Deborah Ellis’ trilogy has been a phenomenal success, both critically and commercially. Now young readers can experience this entire epic story in one volume. The Breadwinner is set in Afghanistan, where 11-year-old Parvana lives with her family in a bombed-out apartment building in Kabul. When her father is arrested for the crime of having a foreign education, the family is left with no money or resources. Forbidden to earn money as a girl, Parvana must transform herself into a boy and become the breadwinner. In Parvana's Journey, her father has died and the family has scattered. Parvana, now 13 years old, is determined to find them. Again masquerading as a boy, she joins a group of wandering children, all refugees from war, who exist mainly on courage. In Mud City, the focus shifts to 14-year-old Shauzia, who lives in the Widows' Compound in Pakistan and dreams of escaping to a new life in France. Deborah Ellis uses simple, compelling language, memorable characters, and a wealth of imaginative detail in this wrenching look at the human cost of war that is also a surprisingly hopeful story of survival.

About this title

About the Author:

Deborah Ellis has won the Governor General’s Award, the Ruth Schwartz Award, the University of California’s Middle East Book Award, Sweden’s Peter Pan Prize, the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award, and the Vicky Metcalf Award for a Body of Work. She is a member of the Order of Canada and has been named to the Order of Ontario.

She is best known for her Breadwinner Trilogy, set in Afghanistan and Pakistan — a series that has been published in twenty-five languages, with $2 million in royalties donated to Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan and Street Kids International.

Review:

Nominated for the Jane Addams Children's Book Award, 2004

"A great kids' book...a graphic geopolitical brief that's also a girl-power parable."—Newsweek

"...hands-down, Newberry Medal worthy...This was a fantastic read."—Washington Times

"This is an important and compelling story for young people..."—Today's Librarian

About this edition

• Publisher: Groundwood Books
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0888999593
• ISBN 13: 9780888999597
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 520