The Breadwinner

Today I want to talk about a book I read called The Breadwinner. This story is about a young Afghan girl named Parvana,who used to help her father to work every day in the market, because he lost his leg in a bomb. But when the Taliban break into their house and take Parvana's father, the women are stuck in the house with no male escort. To survive, the family must cut Parvana's hair, and basically the family must turn her into a boy so she can make the money for the family. While in the market, she finds Shauzia, one of her schoolmates from before it was shut down, also posing as a boy. Together they try to make ends meet for their family's and deal with the tragedy's and sadness that comes with being a girl in Afghanistan.

I give this book a 8 out of 10 for its great story and brave characters.

Genre: Non-Fiction, world culture

I think this book is suited for, and also created for 10+, because kids need to know about the events going on in the world.

More in this series: Parvana's Journey (warning: Extremely Sad), Mud City (Shauzia's after story)

To find out more, please visit: Wikipiedia.com

Avalible at: Barnes and Noble, Chapters, Indigo

Please visit childrenincrisis.org to find out how to help the children in Afghanistan. Also visit hagarusa.org to help the many kids overseas.

Knights of the Lunch Table: The Dodgeball Chronicles

Today I'm going to talk about a graphic novel I read called Knights of the Lunch Table: The Dodgeball Chronicles by Frank Cammuso. This story is a new age version of the legend of Arthur of Camelot, Artie King, is the new kid at Camelot Middle School, so his life already isn't that fun. But by lunch period that day, Artie King already has a load of enemies, including the super mean principal, and the bully gang at the school, the Horde, but also a couple of friends, Percy, Wayne and the cool science teacher, Mr.Merlyn. On top of all that, Artie has been assigned a old locker that nobody has opened for years. But strangely he can, striking the nerve of the main bully in the school, Big Mo. He challenges them to a do-or-die dodgeball game. LOSERS. GET. CREAMED.

I give this book a 7 out of 10 for its funny characters, but I also think they should have made some more references to the Camelot legend ( Some form of the knights of the round table, maybe?).

Genre: Comedy, Adventure

I think this book is for anyone 7-13, even though the author says it's for 9-12, my 7 year old sister Meg really enjoyed it.

More in this series: Knights of the Lunch Table 2: The Dragon Players, Knights of the Lunch Table 3:The Battling Bands

To find out more please visit: Cammuso.com

Available at: Chapters, Indigo, Barnes and Noble,and all internet buying sites are listed on cammuso.com

One last thing, I'm really sorry guys but there will be no new blog next weekend :( .

The Mysteries of Harris Burdick

Today I want to talk about a book called The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg. The idea of this book is that along time ago, a man named Harris Burdick walked into a publishers office one day, and was telling the publisher about all these great ideas he had. The publisher told Burdick he was busy, but to leave the stories with him, but instead Burdick left one illustration from each book with the title and a caption, telling the publisher he'd be back the next day.Harris Burdick was never seen again.

This book is a "collection" of what Harris Burdick Brought to the publisher.There are almost no words, just the title and the caption.Some of the drawings are funny, some are downright creepy, and almost all mysterious. When I read this book, for almost all the drawings, I was dying to read the book!

I give this book an 8 out of ten for it's amazingly captivating introduction and pictures.


Genre: Mystery


I think this book is for anyone 7+ because of its ability to be a kids book, but also not a kids book.


More by this author: The Polar Express, Zathura


To find out more, please visit www.chrisvanallsburg.com


Available at: Chapters and Barnes and Noble