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.