Parvana’s Fund supports education projects for Afghan women and children.
Royalties from the sale of this book go to Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan. The paperback edition includes a new cover and map, and an author’s note. My Name is Parvana by Deborah Ellis: 9780593172094 : Books. Ellis’ final novel in the series is harrowing, inspiring, and thought-provoking. But when local men threaten the school, she must draw on every ounce of bravery she possesses to survive the disaster that kills her mother and destroys the school. Reunited with her mother and sisters, she has been living in a village where her mother managed to open a school for girls.
This book is a sequel to The Breadwinner Trilogy but can be read as a standalone novel. As she waits for foreign military forces to determine her fate, she remembers the past four years of her life. My Name is Parvana (1 reviews with an average rating of 5 out of 5) (sequel to the Breadwinner Trilogy) Author: Deborah Ellis. 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. The girl does not respond to questions in any language and remains silent, even when she is threatened, harassed, and mistreated over several days.
In this stunning sequel to The Breadwinner Trilogy, Parvana, now 15-years-old, is found in a bombed-out school and held as a suspected terrorist by American troops in Afghanistan.
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