Parvana's Journey (Breadwinner)

by Deborah Ellis

By an award-winning author, this novel tells the story of Parvana, travelling alone across a war-ridden Afghanistan in an attempt to find her familyAs international interest continues to focus on Afghanistan, this novel tells the human story behind the headlinesTackles the topical issues of landmines and refugee campsBased on impeccable research in an Afghan refugee campLike The Breadwinner, this is an engrossing and deeply moving story about a child reacting courageously to difficult eventsThe author has been to Afghan refugee camps in Pakistan and Russia and listened to many stories like Parvana's

• ISBN10: 0606293930
• ISBN13: 9780606293938
• Publish Date: 1 September 2003 (first published October 2002)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 3 March 2021
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Demco Media Inc
• Edition: Turtleback School & Library ed.
• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English

Reviews

[anastasia]

i enjoyed this story, though at most points it was really sad. these three children had to live off the streets and had to be careful of the land mines placed everywhere