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Titles in This Set
The Breadwinner
Parvana's Journey
Mud City
My Name is Parvana
One More Mountain
Details
Condition: New
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Age Range: 11+
Overview
The Breadwinner Series 5 Books Collection Set brings together Deborah Ellis's acclaimed saga of Parvana, a girl who disguises herself as a boy to survive the Taliban's rule in Afghanistan. Across five interlinked paperback novels, readers follow Parvana and her friend Shauzia from childhood in Kabul through displacement, reunion and, decades later, a fresh flight from renewed Taliban control. This is essential reading for young adults, teachers and anyone drawn to honest, moving stories about courage during conflict.
About the Books
The series opens with The Breadwinner, in which eleven-year-old Parvana's father is arrested by Taliban soldiers, leaving the family unable to shop for food under laws forbidding women to leave home unaccompanied. Forced to pose as a boy to earn money, Parvana becomes the family's breadwinner. Parvana's Journey follows her alone across a war-torn countryside searching for her scattered family, gathering a makeshift family of displaced children along the way. In Mud City, the focus shifts to Parvana's best friend Shauzia, who has escaped Kabul only to find herself trapped in a refugee camp in Pakistan, still dreaming of a new life in France. My Name is Parvana jumps forward: a fifteen-year-old Parvana is discovered in a bombed-out school and held as a suspected terrorist by American troops, forcing her to confront how much has, and hasn't, changed for women in Afghanistan. The final instalment, One More Mountain, is set twenty years later in 2021, when the Taliban regain power and Parvana and Shauzia must once again find the courage to flee and protect the community they have built. Together, the five novels form a continuous record of one girl's life across decades of Afghan history, blending gripping storytelling with real testimony Deborah Ellis gathered from refugees.
- Complete five-book story arc following Parvana and Shauzia from childhood to adulthood
- Brand new paperback set, durable and easy to handle for young readers
- Explores empathy, resilience, friendship and survival in an accessible way
- Widely used in schools for social-emotional learning and global studies units
- Makes a thoughtful gift, classroom resource or keepsake collection
- Written by an award-winning author with direct experience of the region
About the Author
Deborah Ellis is a Canadian author and activist celebrated for giving voice to children affected by war and hardship. She spent months interviewing women and girls in Pakistani refugee camps to research the original Breadwinner novel, and has continued to draw on real testimony throughout the series. Her work has earned major honours, including Canada's Governor General's Award and Sweden's Peter Pan Prize, and she has donated significant royalties to charities supporting women and children in Afghanistan.
Why You'll Love This Set
This collection offers an unforgettable, character-driven journey through real historical events, perfect for young adult readers who want stories with heart, courage and genuine substance behind every page.
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