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Fresh Start and Fresh View on War in Afghanistan

The Breadwinner: A Novel by Deborah Ellis

July 11, 2020 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

Cbr12bingo Fresh Start Published in 2000, The Breadwinner is the first book in a four-part YA series that looks at events in Afghanistan from the point of view of an eleven-year-old girl named Parvana. This young adult series introduces readers to the war-filled history of a country that had once been more open and free but has come under the control of the Taliban. The Breadwinner has been made into an animated film and graphic novel, which I read a few Cannonballs ago. I can […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: cbr12, cbr12bingo, Deborah Ellis, ElCicco, Fiction, Fresh Start, ReadWomen, The Breadwinner, YA

ElCicco's CBR12 Review No:23 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: cbr12, cbr12bingo, Deborah Ellis, ElCicco, Fiction, Fresh Start, ReadWomen, The Breadwinner, YA ·
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Children and War in Afghanistan

July 1, 2018 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

This graphic novel was adapted from a film version of Deborah Ellis’ novel The Breadwinner. The novel is actually part of a series much acclaimed in Canada, and based on this graphic novel version of the first volume, I can understand why. It is visually gorgeous, and the story, which is based on things Ellis learned while touring an Afghan refugee camp in Pakistan in 1997, is gripping. The Breadwinner is the story of an 11-year-old girl named Parvana who has to disguise herself as […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: #CBR10, Canada Day, children's lit, Deborah Ellis, ElCicco, Fiction, Graphic Novel, ReadWomen, The Breadwinner

ElCicco's CBR10 Review No:29 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: #CBR10, Canada Day, children's lit, Deborah Ellis, ElCicco, Fiction, Graphic Novel, ReadWomen, The Breadwinner ·
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