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Breadwinner Graphic Novel


volume 1, Breadwinner

No. of pages 80

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Great for age 3-18 years
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. 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. Deborah Ellis's beloved novel has been adapted for film by Aircraft Pictures, Cartoon Saloon and Melusine Productions in association with Angelina Jolie's production company, jolie pas productions. The animated feature film, directed by Nora Twomey, will launch in the UK in 2018.

 

This is volume 1 in Breadwinner .

There are 80 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2018 by Oxford University Press .

Deborah Ellis is also the author of several books and has been the recipient of many Canadian awards for her writing.

This book is in the following series:

Libro Tigrillo

Rollercoasters Series

Breadwinner

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award
This book was recognised by the Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award.

Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award
This book was recognised in the Grades 6-8 category by the Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award.

Middle East Book Award
This book was recognised by the Middle East Book Award.

Massachusetts Book Award
This book was recognised by the Massachusetts Book Award.

Jane Addams Children's Book Award
This book was recognised in the Older Children category by the Jane Addams Children's Book Award.

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