W. Ross Macdonald School Library

The Breadwinner /

Ellis, Deborah, 1960- , author.

The Breadwinner / Deborah Ellis. - Toronto : Douglas & McIntyre, 2001, c2000. - 170 pages : maps ; 20 cm - The Breadwinner ; 1 .

"A Groundwood book".

"Parvana lives in war-torn Afghanistan. When her father is arrested for having a foreign education, Parvana must disguise herself as a boy in order to support the family" Cf. Our choice, 2001.

Grades 5-9. Ages 10-14. Middle grade.

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Families--Fiction.
Women's rights--Fiction.
Gender role--Fiction.
Responsibility--Fiction.


Afghanistan--Social life and customs--Juvenile fiction.


Authors, Canadian.
Canadian fiction.
FICTION / General.

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