The Breadwinner
Based on the original book by Deborah Ellis
Groundwood Press, 2017.
Grade 6 and Up Graphic Novel
This is a story of an eleven year old Afghanistan girl, Parvana who decides to take action 
when her father is taken to prison for teaching and having “illegal” books in the home. Parvana needs to take action but because she is a girl she has no rights—she must cover herself, cannot be out alone, cannot earn money. So she takes matter into her own hands—she cuts her hair, dresses as a boy and takes on a boy’s name. She brings money home for her family and tries to get her father out of jail but then civil war once again breaks out. This a beautifully illustrated graphic novel of a story that needs to be told so that women everywhere no longer have their human rights violated.
Author website: http://deborahellis.com/
The Breadwinner Trailer: https://youtu.be/yQBQw-Bh1pg
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