Parvana never thought her father would go to jail. But the Taliban has changed so much in Afghanistan. Women can no longer go outside without a male relative to escort them. Parvana's brother is too little to go outside. Without Father, her family has no way to make money to provide for them. Then they came up with a plan. What if Parvana pretends to be a boy? One of my professors read this to me twenty years ago, and at first, I wasn't interested. Then by the end of the second chapter, I was hooked. The characters pull at your heart, and the plot picks up quickly as Parvana tries to survive from day to day. The brutality of the Taliban make you appreciate what we have in the United States. The Breadwinner is a hard book to read, but one that helps you see into a unfamiliar world, one we need to see. I had also forgotten the book leaves you hanging in many areas, and there are a few sequels for this book.
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