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Title: Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis ISBN: 0-88899-416-8 Publisher: Groundwood Books Pub. Date: 10 November, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.43 (28 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: The Breadwinner
Comment: After the United States began bombing Afghanistan, I looked for books about the region that might be appropriate for my 9 year old son to read. A friend found The Breadwinner and recommended that I read it before giving it to my son. While the book is very readable and tells a compelling story, it describes the brutality suffered under the Taliban in such a matter-of-fact way that I worry about the images children would carry around with them. Parents should know that Ellis' book describes the cutting off of thieves' hands, the killing of another girl's family, the arrest and disappearance of Parvana's father, the gathering of human bones to earn money, and the beating of Parvana and her mother. None of these are described in an unneccessarily graphic way. But I know that my own son, who has been very anxious about the state of the world since September 11, would internalize many of these images and be quite distressed. While I believe in being open with children about the truths of the world, I worry about the effects of this fictionalized account at this time. I also wonder how differently I might have reacted to this book before the events of September 11 and before the recent Western attacks on Afghanistan. While I have my concerns about the brutal images in the book, I recognize that this book may be very helpful to some children in gaining more of an understanding of the recent history of Afghanistan and may help some western children develop compassion for the children of Afghanistan.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Breadwinner
Comment: Have you been in Afghnistan? You will feel like you have when you read the book The BreadWinner. The main character is Parvana. She is 11. She lives with her parents, her sisters, and her little brother. Women and girls have to were burqas outside. Parvana's father lost his leg in an explosion. He can read and write,so can Parvana.The Taliban ruled Afghanistan during is story .One day two soldiers took their father to jail. Mother and Parvana went to jail to get father released but the soldiers beat Parvana and her mother. Pavana had to dress as a boy so she can make money for her family. One day Parvana finds a girl also she knows dressed as a boy. Together they find ways to make money for their famlis. Will Parvana's father come back home? if you want to know, then read this fantastic called The Breadwinner, by Deborah Ellis.
Rating: 4
Summary: A Good Book
Comment: A friend reccomended the book to me after he had read it. When I read the back my nose was upturned and I was so not turned on by the sound of it, but he insisted that I read it. I read it and I definately was wrong! I now own my very own copy of it, and it's sequal Parvana's Journey. They are great books about what people on the other side of the war against terrorism are going through! It is very realistic when they tell about their lives and how they are running from the teliban!
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Title: Parvana's Journey by Deborah Ellis ISBN: 0888995199 Publisher: Groundwood Books Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan ISBN: 043912042X Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: 01 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Mud City by Deborah Ellis ISBN: 0888995180 Publisher: Groundwood Books Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen ISBN: 038080560X Publisher: HarperTrophy Pub. Date: 30 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Love, Ruby Lavender by Deborah Wiles ISBN: 0152045686 Publisher: Gulliver Books Pub. Date: 01 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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