The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis reviewed by Cindy Chen

I read the book The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis over the break. This book was about a girl named Parvana and her family. Parvana has to leave their home to escape the bombs and the Taliban. Parvana and her family had to move to Cabul. Her family barely has any money and she has to go and sell her things with her father, but one day he gets taken away by the Taliban for no reason. Women aren't allowed to go on the streets without a man let alone sell things. So to save her family Parvana cuts her hair and dresses up as a boy. On the streets, she also meets one of her old school friends Shouzia. They decide to make money together to buy trays and to sell things off of their trays, but their jobs right now are barely enough to afford food. So to be able to buy trays they have to find a better paying job. Shouzia has heard of a way to earn lots of money but it's not very ideal. Parvana and Shouzia have to dig up bones. When Shouzia and Parvana finally earn enough money to buy the trays. They sell things for a while off of their trays and life is good for a while. Later Parvana learns her sister Nooria is getting married and they have to go to the wedding. Parvana doesn't want to go so she stays with her old P.E teacher and they wait. Parvana's father was later released from his prison but he was in really bad shape. Before they moved the school he used to teach at got bombed and it crippled his leg. He had many issues with walking. One day Parvana finds a woman and she smuggled her into her house to help and she tells her that bad news. Where Parvana's mother and sister went for Nooria's wedding got bombed and many people were killed.  Parvana, her father, and Mrs. Weera set out to go find her mother and Nooria but will they succeed?