Parvana's Journey

ISBN-10	1554987709
ISBN-13	978-1554987702
Author	Ellis, Deborah
Publisher	Groundwood Books
Copyright	2002
Lexile	700L
Genre	Children’s Literature
Synopsis	A war is raging in Afghanistan as a coalition of Western forces tries to oust the Taliban by bombing the country. Parvana’s father has died, and her mother, sister, and brother have gone to a faraway wedding, not knowing what has happened to her father. Parvana doesn’t know where they are, but sets out alone to find them — masquerading as a boy. Her journey only becomes more perilous as the bombs begin to fall. Making her way across the desolate Afghan countryside, she meets other children who are strays from the war: an infant boy in a bombed-out village, a nine-year-old girl who believes she has magical powers over land mines, and a boy with one leg. The children travel together because it is easier than being alone. As they forge their own family in the war zone that Afghanistan has become, their resilience, imagination and luck help them survive.
Themes	Civil Rights and Resilience
Protagonist	Teen Girl
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