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| Genre/Form: | Juvenile materials Juvenile fiction Fiction |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Ellis, Deborah, 1960- Breadwinner. Toronto : Douglas & McIntyre ; Berkeley, CA : Distributed in the USA by Publishers Group West, 2001 (OCoLC)698036776 |
| Material Type: | Elementary and junior high school, Fiction |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Deborah Ellis |
| ISBN: | 0888994192 9780888994196 0888994168 9780888994165 |
| OCLC Number: | 47120972 |
| Notes: | "A groundwood book." Sequel: Parvana's journey. |
| Description: | 170 p. : maps ; 20 cm. |
| Responsibility: | Deborah Ellis. |
Abstract:
Because the Taliban rulers of Kabul, Afghanistan, impose strict limitations on women's freedom and behavior, eleven-year-old Parvana must disguise herself as a boy so that her family can survive after her father's arrest.
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