The breadwinner: an Afghan child in a war torn land /

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by Ellis, Deborah
[ 02. English Fiction ] Published by : Scholastic, (New York :) Physical details: 170 p., Subject(s): Family life --Fiction | Women --Employment --Fiction | Friendship --Fiction | Sex role --Afghanistan --Fiction | Afghanistan --Fiction Year : 2000 02. English Fiction Item type : 02. English Fiction
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Parkside Elementary School F ELL Available

Added to collection 2004 school year from regular budget.

Because the Taliban rulers of Kabul, Afghanistan impose strict limitations on women's freedom and behavior, eleven-year-old Parvana must disguise herself as a boy so that her family can survive after her father's arrest.