The fourth book in the internationally bestselling series that
includes The Breadwinner, Parvana's Journey and Mud City. In this
stunning sequel, Parvana, now fifteen, is found in a bombed-out
school and held as a suspected terrorist by American troops in
Afghanistan. On a military base in Afghanistan, after the fall of
the Taliban in 2001, American authorities have just imprisoned a
teenaged girl found in a bombed-out school. The army major thinks
she may be a terrorist working with the Taliban. The girl does not
respond to questions in any language and remains silent, even when
she is threatened, harassed and mistreated over several days. The
only clue to her identity is a tattered shoulder bag containing
papers that refer to people named Shauzia, Nooria, Leila, Asif,
Hassan -- and Parvana. In this long-awaited sequel, Parvana is now
fifteen years old. As she waits for foreign military forces to
determine her fate, she remembers the past four years of her life.
Reunited with her mother and sisters, she has been living in a
village where her mother has finally managed to open a school for
girls. But even though the Taliban has been driven from the
government, the country is still at war, and many continue to view
the education and freedom of girls and women with suspicion and
fear. As her family settles into the routine of running the school,
Parvana, a bit to her surprise, finds herself restless and bored.
She even thinks of running away. But when local men threaten the
school and her family, she must draw on every ounce of bravery and
resilience she possesses to survive the disaster that kills her
mother, destroys the school, and puts her own life in jeopardy. A
riveting page-turner, Deborah Ellis's final novel in the series is
at once harrowing, inspiring and thought-provoking. And, yes, in
the end, Parvana is reunited with her childhood friend, Shauzia.
The paperback edition includes a new cover and map, and an author's
note to provide background and context. Royalties from the sale of
this book will go to Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan.
Parvana's Fund supports education projects for Afghan women and
children. Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English
Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.3 Compare and contrast two or
more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing
on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.3 Describe how a particular story's or
drama's plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the
characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.9 Compare and contrast texts in different
forms or genres (e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and
fantasy stories) in terms of their approaches to similar themes and
topics.
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