The Breadwinner
A Graphic Novel
Toronto : Groundwood Books, House of Anansi Press, 2018.
Format: Book
Description: 77 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Young Parvana lives with her family in one room of a bombed-out apartment building in Kabul, Afghanistan. Because Parvana's father has a foreign education, he is arrested by the Taliban. Women cannot appear in public unless covered head to toe, go to school, or work outside the home, so the family becomes increasingly desperate until Parvana conceives a plan.
Other Authors:
Ellis, Deborah, 1960- author.
Doron, Anita, 1974- screenwriter.
Breadwinner Canada Inc.
Cartoon Saloon (Firm)
Mélusine Productions.
Ellis, Deborah, 1960- author.
Doron, Anita, 1974- screenwriter.
Breadwinner Canada Inc.
Cartoon Saloon (Firm)
Mélusine Productions.
Subjects:
Taliban -- Juvenile fiction.
Women's rights -- Juvenile fiction.
Sex role -- Juvenile fiction.
Disguise -- Juvenile fiction.
Survival -- Juvenile fiction.
Graphic novels.
Graphic novels.
Kabul (Afghanistan) -- Juvenile fiction.
Afghanistan -- Juvenile fiction.
Taliban -- Juvenile fiction.
Women's rights -- Juvenile fiction.
Sex role -- Juvenile fiction.
Disguise -- Juvenile fiction.
Survival -- Juvenile fiction.
Graphic novels.
Graphic novels.
Kabul (Afghanistan) -- Juvenile fiction.
Afghanistan -- Juvenile fiction.
Target Audience: GN510L
ISBN:
9781773061184
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
CGN Breadwinner Tanaka | Ballentine Indoors | Children's Graphic Novel | In |
CGN Breadwinner Tanaka | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Children's Graphic Novel | In |
CGN Breadwinner Tanaka | Northeast Indoors | Children's Graphic Novel | In |
CGN Breadwinner Tanaka | St. Andrews Indoors | Children's Graphic Novel | In |
CGN Breadwinner Tanaka | Southeast | Children's Graphic Novel | In |
Based on the original book by Deborah Ellis.