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The Breadwinner An Afghan Child in a War Torn Land

The Breadwinner An Afghan Child in a War Torn Land

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by Deborah Ellis

Book Details

Publisher: Scholastic Incorporated
Published: 1999
Language: en
Pages: 170
ISBN: 9780439465076
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Low confidence estimate: 65%

Looky Rating System Score adjusted for ages 8+

Content Intensity

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3
💥ViolenceModerate
0
❤️Love & RomanceNone
2
🧠Mental HealthLow
0
💬!*$#LanguageNone
0
🍷🚬Substance UseNone
2
😨Fear / HorrorLow

Story Themes

What is this book about? Higher scores mean the theme is more central to the plot — not a warning.

0
🧙Fantasy / SupernaturalNot present
0
🏳️‍🌈LGBTQ+ RepresentationNot present
0
🚀Sci-Fi / FuturisticNot present
0
Disability & NeurodiversityNot present

Description

In Afghanistan, only men are allowed to work. "The Breadwinner" tells the courageous story of a young Afghan woman living in war-torn Kabul who must pretend to be a boy so that she can work to support her family. Imagine living in a country in which women and girls are not allowed to leave the house without a man. Imagine having to wear clothes that cover every part of your body, including your face, whenever you go out.

Themes & Topics

Taliban -- Afghanistan -- Juvenile fiction.Girls -- Afghanistan -- Juvenile fiction.Taliban -- Fiction.Women's rights -- Fiction.Sex role -- Fiction.Disguise -- Fiction.Survival -- Fiction.Kabol (Afghanistan) -- Fiction.Afghanistan -- Fiction.
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