And when the Taliban come to Green Valley, Parvana sends Shauzia and Damsa and the other members of her little community away in search of safety, and must endure more devastation as Afghanistan is once again under siege.Ī hauntingly compelling story of courage, heartbreak and resilience. With little warning, Kabul airport is shut down and danger is everywhere. But everything changed in 2021 when the Taliban rose to power again and the restrictions they imposed had a devastating impact on women and girls and their hard-won freedoms. And when the Taliban were defeated in 2001, they began to rebuild their lives.
Parvana's best friend, fourteen-year-old Shauzia, has escaped the misery of her life in Kabul, only to end up in a refugee camp in Pakistan. It has been twenty years since Parvana and Shauzia had to disguise themselves as boys to support their families. My Name Is Parvana by Deborah Ellis 4.20 The third book in the internationally-bestselling series that includes The Breadwinner, Parvana's Journey and My Name Is Parvana. Choose from Same Day Delivery, Drive Up or Order. She is helped by Shauzia who takes her to her friend Parvana's Green Valley school. Read reviews and buy Parvanas Journey - (Breadwinner) 2nd Edition by Deborah Ellis (Paperback) at Target. In Kabul, 15-year-old Damsa runs away to avoid being forced into marriage by her family. These words from one of the village men who helps Parvana bury her father highlight the. Sometimes we are bombed by the other side. From the master storyteller of the bestselling Parvana books comes a timely new novel set in contemporary Afghanistan, featuring Parvana and Shauzia continuing their mission to protect women and girls from their dire reality under the rules re-imposed by the Taliban. ‘A lot of people have died here,’ the man who had helped her said.
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