Download or read book The Breadwinner Lit Link Gr 4 6 written by Nat Reed and published by On The Mark Press. This book was released on 2007-07-31 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the true-life stories of women in Afghan refugee camps, The Breadwinner is an engrossing novel that delves into the harsh realities of life for girls and women in Afghanistan under Taliban rule. Eleven-year-old Parvana and her family have rarely been outdoors for a year and a half. No longer can she or her siblings attend school, or play outdoors. The family's situation becomes perilous when Parvana's father is taken away to jail. It is then that Parvana is forced to take on the responsibility of being the Breadwinner for her small family. disguised as a boy, Parvana goes out to the marketplace each day to offer her skills as a reader. Here Parvana realizes a freedom that she has not known in a long time. But will she be safe? Reproducible chapter questions, plus comprehension questions, a story summary, author biography, creative and cross curricular activities, complete with answer key.
Download or read book The Breadwinner written by Deborah Ellis and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2004-03-04 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Because the Taliban rulers of Kabul, Afghanistan impose strict limitations on women's freedom and behavior, eleven-year-old Parvana must disguise herself as a boy so that her family can survive after her father's arrest.
Download or read book My Name Is Parvana Large Print 16pt written by Deborah Ellis and published by ReadHowYouWant. This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On a military base in post-Taliban Afghanistan, American authorities have just imprisoned a teenaged girl found in a bombed-out school. The army major thinks she may be a terrorist working with the Taliban. The girl does not respond to questions in any language and remains silent, even when she is threatened, harassed and mistreated over several days. The only clue to her identity is a tattered shoulder bag containing papers that refer to people named Shauzia, Nooria, Leila, Asif, Hassan - and Parvana.In this long-awaited sequel to The Breadwinner Trilogy, Parvana is now fifteen years old. As she waits for foreign military forces to determine her fate, she remembers the past four years of her life. Reunited with her mother and sisters, she has been living in a village where her mother has finally managed to open a school for girls. But even though the Taliban has been driven from the government, the country is still at war, and many continue to view the education and freedom of girls and women with suspicion and fear.As her family settles into the routine of running the school, Parvana, a bit to her surprise, finds herself restless and bored. She even thinks of running away. But when local men threaten the school and her family, she must draw on every ounce of bravery and resilience she possesses to survive the disaster that kills her mother, destroys the school, and puts her own life in jeopardy.
Download or read book The Breadwinner Trilogy written by Deborah Ellis and published by Groundwood Books Ltd. This book was released on 2009 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three stories detail the lives of Parvana, who dresses as a boy in order to provide for her family, and Shauzia, who lives in a widow's compound and dreams of moving to France.
Download or read book Parvana s Journey written by Deborah Ellis and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2004-03-04 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this sequel to "The Breadwinner," the Taliban still control Afghanistan, but Kabul is in ruins. Twelve-year-old Parvana's father has just died, and Parvana sets out alone to find her family, masquerading as a boy.
Download or read book Kids of Kabul written by Deborah Ellis and published by Groundwood Books Ltd. This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its publication in 2000, hundreds of thousands of children all over the world have read and loved The Breadwinner, the fictional story of eleven-year-old Parvana living in Kabul under the terror of the Taliban. But what happened to Afghanistan’s children after the fall of the Taliban in 2001? In 2011, Deborah Ellis went to Kabul to find out. The twenty-six boys and girls featured in this book range in age from ten to seventeen, and they speak candidly about their lives now. They are still living in a country at war. Violence and oppression exist all around them. The situation for girls has improved, but it is still difficult and dangerous. And many children — boys and girls — are still supporting their families by selling items like pencils and matches on the street. Yet these kids are weathering their lives with remarkable courage and hope, getting as much education and life experience and fun as they can. All royalties from the sale of Kids of Kabul will go to Right to Learn Afghanistan. Key Text Features photographs maps glossary introduction historical context additional information Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.6 Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.6 Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.9 Compare and contrast one author's presentation of events with that of another (e.g., a memoir written by and a biography on the same person).
Download or read book Mud City written by Deborah Ellis and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2004-03-04 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the sequel to Breadwinner.
Download or read book The Bread Winner written by Arvella Whitmore and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2004-08-30 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When both her parents are unable to find work and pay the bills during the Great Depression, resourceful Sarah Ann Puckett saves the family from the poorhouse by selling her prizewinning homemade bread.
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