This beautiful graphic-novel adaptation of The Breadwinner animated film tells the story of eleven-year-old Parvana who must disguise herself as a boy to support her family... Læs mere
A bestselling story about a girl living in war-torn Afghanistan under Taliban rule, recommended by Malala Yousafzai. Parvana must disguise herself as a boy to save her mother and... Læs mere
The second book in The Breadwinner series by award-winning author, Deborah Ellis, tells the story of Parvana, travelling alone across a war-ridden Afghanistan in an attempt to find her family.
Binti's father is dying from AIDS, a disease that nobody in their town in Malawi dares name aloud. When the family is split up and sent to live with various scared and cruel relatives,... Læs mere
Diego had never been in the jungle before. He'd lived with his family high in the hills, and then he was a prison kid, a city kid. A simple error of judgement hurls Diego into a... Læs mere
It's 2021 and Parvana and Shauzia, the brave protagonists of The Breadwinner, must now flee to escape new dangers from an old enemy. These days, Parvana runs a school for girls, but... Læs mere
Fifteen-year-old Parvana has rebuilt her life after being reunited with her mother and sisters. But suspicion and fear towards the education of women have put them all in danger. When... Læs mere
Shauzia, Parvana's best friend from The Breadwinner, has fled war-torn Afghanistan and is living in a refugee camp in Afghanistan. Determined to take control of her destiny, she escapes the camp, with no money, no food and only her dog Jasper for company.
With a single powerful image, Deborah Ellis draws our attention to nine children and their situations, decisions and actions, with profound impacts.
For two years, author and activist Deborah Ellis traveled across the United States and Canada, interviewing more than forty Indigenous kids and letting them tell their own stories. Now available in paperback.