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Series
Breadwinner series volume 2
Language
English
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Description
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 the father. Parvana doesn't know where they are. She just knows she has to find them. She sets out alone, masquerading as a boy, her journey becoming more perilous as the bombs begin to fall. Making her way across...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"In this dual-narrative tale, a teenage American army private and an Afghan boy living under the horrors of the Taliban, caught on separate sides of the world during the tumultuous times leading up to and following 9/11, come to discover how much more they have in common than they ever could have imagined"--
Author
Series
Breadwinner series volume 1
Language
English
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Description
Because the Taliban rulers of Kabul, Afghanistan, impose strict limitations on women's freedom and behavior, eleven-year-old Parvana must disguise herself as a boy so that her family can survive after her father's arrest.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
When his helicopter crashes in Kunar Province in Afghanistan, Lieutenant Jamal Jenkins is cut off from the forward base where the rest of his pararescue team is under fire--injured and captured by the Taliban Jenkins struggles to survive while the rest ofhis team sets out to find and rescue him.
Author
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
Unabridged.
Language
English
Description
Best friends Tamanna and Yasmine are excited about going to their brand new school. However, when the Taliban arrive, tear down the school, and threaten the students, the girls are brought back to the harsh reality of life in Afghanistan. After Tamanna is arranged to be married to an older man and Yasmine's family is persecuted by the Taliban, the girls run away, a decision that pulls them apart. Years later, they reunite in England and plan a return...
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