In 2000, the breadwinner introduced parvana, an elevenyearold girl living in talibancontrolled afghanistan who dresses as a boy to secure food for her family. It follows the dream of many girls and women there, a dream of freedom, education, and a life without violence. My name is parvana breadwinner paperback may 12, 2015 by deborah ellis author. Please visit our website for more audiobooks and summarizing skits for each story. But this is afghanistan, the war is far from over, and many continue to view the education and freedom of girls and women with suspicion and fear. My name is parvana by deborah ellis audiobook youtube.
In this stunning sequel to the breadwinner trilogy. One day he is arrested for the crime of having a foreign education, and the family is left without someone who can earn money or even shop for food. Within you will find questions and answers about my thoughts on the book. Deborah ellis found wandering alone in a bombedout afghan school, 15yearold parvana mystifies american military forces by remaining silent, while spending her time remembering the past four years of her life. My name is parvana is great book and i think the series is awesome. My name is parvana introduction parvana is now fifteen and has rebuilt her life after being reunited with her mother and sisters. Jul 09, 20 book trailer for the young adult, myrca nominated novel, my name is parvana 2012by deborah ellis, published by groundwood books, house of anansi press, toronto, on. On a military base in posttaliban afghanistan, american author. In this stunning sequel to the breadwinner trilogy, parvana, now 15yearsold, is found in a bombedout school and held as a suspected terrorist by american troops in afghanistan. Perseus publishingon a military base in posttaliban afghanistan. This resource would be useful as a followup to reading my name is parvana to get real childrens perspectives of living in this country. My name is parvana by deborah ellis, 9781554982981, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
Aug 08, 2012 my name is parvana ebook written by deborah ellis. The series is so compelling and the wait for the final book in the story of parvana s plight my name is parvana is written realistically and with great empathy and consideration for girls and women struggling in a misogynistic society as afghanistan. First introduced in the breadwinner 2001, followed by parvana s journey 2002 and mud city 2003, all published by groundwood, parvana is now a prisoner of the u. May 12, 2015 the series is so compelling and the wait for the final book in the story of parvana s plight my name is parvana is written realistically and with great empathy and consideration for girls and women struggling in a misogynistic society as afghanistan. The second book in the internationallybestselling series that includes the breadwinner, mud city and my name is parvana. My name is parvana by deborah ellis my name is parvana is a realistic fiction book by deborah ellis, the book is set in modern day afghanistan where the taliban are a concern but not a threat. An interview with deborah ellis in the following interview, deborah ellis speaks about the importance of writing books for young adults. My name is parvana starts out with parvana being picked up in a bombedout school building by an american military patrol and being brought back to their base for questioning.
The book is split between a present day situation, in which parvana is being held on charges of suspected terrorism by foreign soldiers, and flashbacks to the setting up of a school for girls, headed by parvana. Read my name is parvana by deborah ellis available from rakuten kobo. But she still dreams of seeing the ocean and eventually making a new life in france. It follows the perspective of an afghan girl named parvana from two different moments in time. Read students the synopses of the breadwinner, parvanas journey and mud city, found on their back covers. She is living in kabula city in afghanistanunder taliban rule, so she is surrounded by violence, oppression, and poverty and before long, her family sees her as their only hope for survival. I read the books breadwinner, parvana s journey,mudcity and my name is parvana. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading my name is parvana breadwinner series book 4. In afghanistan, kabul, girls had to wear a cover over there head and show as less body parts as possible. Oct 01, 2012 in a followup that turns the breadwinner trilogy into a quartet, 15yearold parvana is imprisoned and interrogated as a suspected terrorist in afghanistan. Deborah ellis does some interesting things with intertextuality in her books. My name is pravana this book is a great book to understand life in another country and a well written and interesting story. Parvana s journey movie trailer youtube movie trailer for the book parvana s journey. When her fathers shoulder bag is searched, parvana s captors find little of apparent valuea notebook, pens and a chewedup copy of to kill a mockingbird.
Jan 11, 2018 this is an audiobook for my name is parvana by deborah ellis. My name is parvana book fraser valley regional library. In this followup to the breadwinner trilogy, set five years later, ellis revisits her strong, 15yearold heroine, now living in posttaliban afghanistan. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. The girl does not respond to questions in any language and remains silent, even when she is threatened, harassed, and mistreated over several days. May 12, 2015 my name is parvana by deborah ellis, 9781554982981, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. She stood and waited, listening hard to see if the boots would come back. About my name is parvana by deborah ellis in this stunning sequel to the breadwinner trilogy, parvana, now fifteen, is found in a bombedout school and held as a suspected terrorist by american troops in afghanistan. This sequel to the series is not merely an important book about the difficulty of girls lives in wartorn, u. My name is parvana breadwinner series book 4 kindle edition by ellis, deborah.
A war is raging in afghanistan as a coalition of western forces tries to oust the taliban by bombing the country. One moment is set while parvana is working for a school for girls and the other moment is set while parvana has been arrested by the us military. When her fathers shoulder bag is searched, parvanas captors find little of apparent valuea notebook, pens and a chewedup copy of to kill a mockingbird. She heard the womans boots walk away down the hall. The girl does not respond to questions in any language and remains silent. Parvanas 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. My name is parvana breadwinner series book 4 kindle. My name is parvana is filled with references to other books, to poems, to songs, to events and people and places.
Shortlisted for the iode violet downey book award and the manitoba young readers choice award, selected for the usbby outstanding international book list, the ccbc choices list, the bank street college of educations book of the month, the bankstreet college best childrens books of the year 20. The novel alternates between parvana s strug in this followup to the breadwinner trilogy, set five years later, ellis revisits her strong, 15yearold heroine, now living in posttaliban afghanistan. Ill let my journal grow just like the mind does, just like a tree or a beast. The breadwinner, also known as parvana, is a childrens novel by deborah ellis, first published in 2000. A riveting pageturner, deborah elliss new novel is at once harrowing, inspiring and thoughtprovoking.
In this stunning sequel to the breadwinner trilogy, parvana, now fifteen, is found in a bombedout school. Buy my name is parvana book online at low prices in india. Mar 06, 2014 buy my name is parvana book online at best prices in india on. Fifteenyearold parvana has built a new life with her family, and its the life shes always dreamt of. My name is parvana is the fourth and final installment in the breadwinner series by deborah ellis. Pdf my name is parvana download full pdf book download. Free apr 15, 20 parvana home wikispaces hi, my name is matches and this wiki is an assignment for english, about the book parvana. From these interviews, she wrote the breadwinner series, which includes the breadwinner 2001, a book about a girl named parvana, parvana s journey 2002, its sequel, mud city 2003, about shauzia, parvana s best friend, and my name is parvana 2011, the final book in the series. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. My name is parvana deborah ellis in this stunning sequel to the breadwinner trilogy, parvana, now fifteen, is found in a bombedout school and held as. Parvana is a fantastic, fiery protagonist who humanizes the war in afghanistan by showing it from a young girls point of view. As of october 20, the englishlanguage edition of the book has had a run of 39 editions. Shortlisted for the iode violet downey book award and the manitoba young readers choice award, selected for the usbby outstanding international book list, the ccbc choices list, the bank street college of educations book of the month, the bankstreet college best childrens books of the year 20, and the capitol choices noteworthy titles for children and teens list. This summary of my name is parvana includes a complete plot overview spoilers included.
In a followup that turns the breadwinner trilogy into a quartet, 15yearold parvana is imprisoned and interrogated as a suspected terrorist in afghanistan. Book 4 deborah ellis shortlisted for the iode violet downey book award and the manitoba young readers choice award, selected for the usbby outstanding international book list, the ccbc choices list, the bank street college of educations book of the month, the bankstreet college best childrens books of the year 20, and the. Deborah ellis in posttaliban afghanistan, fifteenyearold parvana reunites with her mother and sisters where her mother has opened a girls school and she awaits foreign military forces to determine her fate. My name is parvana breadwinner series book 4 ebook. In this stunning sequel to the breadwinner trilogy, parvana, now 15yearsold, is found in a bombedout school and held as a. Buy the paperback book my name is parvana by deborah ellis at indigo. May 22, 2014 now there is a fourth in the sequence. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Many still view the education and freedom of women with suspicion and fear. Parvana is not your typical elevenyearold girl, but she would certainly like to be. Published on jan 11, 2018 this is an audiobook for my name is parvana by deborah ellis.
I cant just write that this happened then this happened then this happened to boring infinitum. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read my name is parvana. My name is parvana by deborah ellis what delighted anticipation i felt when i heard that deborah ellis multiawardwinning breadwinner trilogy the breadwinner, parvana s journey, and mud city, after almost a decade since its completion, was becoming a tetrology. Parvana, now fifteen, is found in a bombedout school and held as a suspected terrorist by american troops in afghanistan.
Name is parvana is a sequel to three previous books set in afghanistan that feature parvana and her friend shauzia. Be sure to check all websites listed in this study guide to ensure suitability for your class. The third book in the internationallybestselling series that includes the breadwinner, mud city and my name is parvana parvanas best friend, shauzia, has escaped the misery of her life in kabul, only to end up in a refugee camp in pakistan. The series is so compelling and the wait for the final book in the story of parvanas plight my name is parvana is written realistically and with great empathy and consideration for girls and women struggling in a misogynistic society as afghanistan. Apr 18, 2014 my name is parvana starts out with parvana being picked up in a bombedout school building by an american military patrol and being brought back to their base for questioning. I have read each of the books in the parvana series by deborah ellis starting with the breadwinner, which i originally bought for my son around 10 years ago. Were considering expanding this synopsis into a fulllength study guide to deepen your comprehension of the book and why its important. Together they are running a school for girls, but suspicion and fear towards the education of women in afghanistan have put them in all in danger. Read pdf my name is parvana online absolutely free. In this book, parvana is again fighting oppression. And that means parvana and her family are in danger. In this, the fourth and possibly best in the breadwinner series, parvana endures torture and illtreatment in a us military base, resisting continual interrogation by casting her mind back to the camp for internal refugees where she had finally found her family and to the school for girls they had built together. My name is parvana ebook by deborah ellis 9781554982998. First introduced in the breadwinner 2001, followed by parvana s.
Shortlisted for the iode violet downey book award and the manitoba young. The series is so compelling and the wait for the final book in the story of parvana s plight my name is parvana is written realistically and with great empathy and consideration for. Deborah elliss 2012 young adult novel, my name is parvana, revisits the characters of her breadwinner trilogy. When parvana is held at an american army base in afghanistan, suspected of being a terrorist, she must protect her family at all costs. At a time when malala yousafzai fills the headlines with her fight for education this story helps explain the difficulties faced by women and children attempting to attend school under extreme circumstances. Study uide breadwinner rie s by eborah llis study guide for. Summary taken from book jacket on my name is parvana novel. I will show you a web where you can download or read my name is parvana books from their website. My name is parvana deborah ellis in this stunning sequel to the breadwinner trilogy, parvana, now fifteen, is found in a bombedout school and held as a suspected terrorist by american troops in afghanistan. Deborah ellis a sequel to the breadwinner, parvana is imprisoned by the american authorities after being found in a bombed out school, but she will not tell them anything, even her name. But this is afghanistan, and the war is far from over. I personally just loved it, there is cliff hangers and its just about a nail bitter. My name is parvana by deborah ellis overdrive rakuten. Study uide breadwinner rie s by eborah llis my name is parvana 1 study guide for my name is parvana note.
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