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“This is Afghanistan …. What do you want — a happy ending?”

My Name is Parvana by Deborah Ellis

July 16, 2020 by ElCicco 1 Comment

Cbr12bingo Red In this final novel of Deborah Ellis’ The Breadwinner series, we are reunited with Parvana, the young girl who disguised herself as a boy in order to support her family and survive in war torn, Taliban controlled Afghanistan. Several years have passed, Parvana is now a teenager, and Afghanistan is still rocked by war. US troops and bases are nearby, and the Taliban is still terrorizing the people, especially women and girls. Through her YA novels, Ellis shows the perspective of a girl, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: cbr12, cbr12bingo, Deborah Ellis, ElCicco, Fiction, My Name is Parvana, The Breadwinner Series, YA

ElCicco's CBR12 Review No:26 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: cbr12, cbr12bingo, Deborah Ellis, ElCicco, Fiction, My Name is Parvana, The Breadwinner Series, YA ·
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