The Breadwinner Trilogy

by Deborah Ellis

Overview

"All girls [should read] The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis." — Malala Yousafzai, New York Times

The three books in Deborah Ellis's Breadwinner trilogy bound into one handsome volume

Deborah Ellis's novels The Breadwinner, Parvana's Journey and Mud City have been a phenomenal success, touching the hearts of readers the world over.

Here are the three books bound into one handsome volume — for readers new to Deborah Ellis and for those who would like a collector's edition for their libraries.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780888999597
Publisher:	Groundwood Books
Publication date:	08/01/2009
Series:	Breadwinner Series , #3
Pages:	440
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 7.90(h) x 1.20(d)
Lexile:	710L (what's this?)
Age Range:	11 - 14 Years

About the Author

DEBORAH ELLIS is the author of The Breadwinner, which has been published in thirty languages. She has won the Governor General’s Award, the Middle East Book Award, the Peter Pan Prize, the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award and the Vicky Metcalf Award. A recipient of the Order of Canada, Deborah has donated more than $2 million in royalties to organizations such as Right to Learn Afghanistan, Mental Health Without Borders and the UNHCR. She lives in Simcoe, Ontario.

Editorial Reviews

...an exceptional story that enlightens the reader about circumstances beyond comprehension and helps students understand that all of us in this global community share the same hopes, dreams, and fears.

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A great kids' book...a graphic geopolitical brief that's also a girl-power parable.

Newsweek

...hands-down, Newberry Medal worthy...This was a fantastic read.

Washington Times

This is an important and compelling story for young people...

Today's Librarian

...a book...about the hard times - and the courage - of Afghan children.

Washington Post

Deborah Ellis would like to tell kids in war-torn countries that the war is over and they can live through this and that she hopes the world can learn from its previous mistakes

The Denver Post - Rebecca Bloomfield

[The books in the Breadwinner trilogy] are terrifying indictments of what war can bring to children and a powerful testaments to the ingenuity and strength of young people in times of terror.

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Nominated for the Jane Addams Children's Book Award, 2004

"A great kids' book…a graphic geopolitical brief that's also a girl-power parable."—Newsweek

"…hands-down, Newberry Medal worthy…This was a fantastic read."—Washington Times

"This is an important and compelling story for young people…"—Today's Librarian

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