The Breadwinner: A Graphic Novel
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Deborah Ellis’s bestselling novel The Breadwinner , now available as a stunningly illustrated graphic novel. This beautiful graphic-novel adaptation of The Breadwinner animated film tells the story of eleven-year-old Parvana, who must disguise herself as a boy to support her family during the Taliban’s rule in Afghanistan in the late 1990s. Parvana lives with her family in one room of a bombed-out apartment building in Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital city. Parvana’s father ― a history teacher until his school was bombed and his health destroyed ― works from a blanket on the ground in the marketplace, reading letters for people who cannot read or write. One day, he is arrested for having forbidden books, and the family is left without someone who can earn money or even shop for food. As conditions for the family grow desperate, only one solution emerges. Forbidden to earn money as a girl, Parvana must transform herself into a boy, and become the breadwinner. Readers will want to linger over this powerful graphic novel with its striking art and inspiring story. Key Text Features speech bubbles captions historical note Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.1 Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.7 Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem). Review: 5 ⭐️ - Amazing!!! Review: Buenísimo - Buen material y excelente libro. Lo eh leído más de tres veces
| Best Sellers Rank | #151,701 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #39 in Children's Middle East Books #120 in Children's Asia Books #1,111 in Children's Books on Girls' & Women's Issues |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 220 Reviews |
F**Z
5 ⭐️
Amazing!!!
J**L
Buenísimo
Buen material y excelente libro. Lo eh leído más de tres veces
M**A
Great for students
Great for English learners to connect with understanding cultural norms and family dynamics. My high school students love this book
J**Y
Not a story for children but one for thinking adults
And excellent graphic novel about painful and sometime horrific treatment of women and girls. I bought this to give to my nearly-seven-year-old niece, but there was no way I could explain this story to a child of her age. An older child would require considerable context and even that would be painful.
C**N
Fast
Muy Bueno y rapido
K**N
So glad to have as a book also
Ordered this because of the Breadwinner Oscar nominated movie and received it after I viewed film and read immediately in one sitting. So glad to have as a book also.
A**R
Wonderful e book
Hope to purchase a hard copy for my students at school
M**A
Beautiful Book, Inspiring
My 9 year old loved it.
A**T
Changes your perspective entirely! Must read.
A must read!!!! I cried and cheered with Parwana throughout the book. It deals with such a deep concept and enhances your understanding of just how bad the situation is for people like her who may be suffering right at this moment...
S**A
Good stuff
I will recommend
D**A
Poignant story of a family and their bravery in Kabul under the Taliban rule
This is a beautifully illustrated book about a young girl called Parvana and her brave journey to save her family during the Taliban rule. She draws strength from the fictitious story she weaves for her little brother. It is extremely poignant and wonderful for young readers. I bought this for my seven year old to help her understand the current struggles of the Afghan people. We loved the book and then went onto watch the movie. I highly recommend it.
D**.
Great to read
It's honesty a great book just missing a few scenes from the movie but definitely recommend buying
S**E
Follows the film
This graphic novel follows the plot of the film of the same name. It has differences with the original book. I used it as a supplementary book for students who needed extra support in my ELA class.
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