Bibliograph

The breadwinner, a graphic novel, [text adapted by Shelley Tanaka from the Breadwinner film, from a screenplay by Anita Doron]

Type

Label

The breadwinner, a graphic novel, [text adapted by Shelley Tanaka from the Breadwinner film, from a screenplay by Anita Doron]

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The breadwinner

Nature of contents

comics graphic novels

Oclc number

1016449449

Responsibility statement

[text adapted by Shelley Tanaka from the Breadwinner film, from a screenplay by Anita Doron]

Sub title

a graphic novel

Summary

"Parvana lives with her family in one room of a bombed-out apartment building in Kabul, Afghanistan's capital city. Parvana's father -- a history teacher until his school was bombed and his health destroyed -- works from a blanket on the ground in the marketplace, reading letters for people who cannot read or write. One day, he is arrested for having forbidden books, and the family is left without someone who can earn money or even shop for food. As conditions for the family grow desperate, only one solution emerges. Forbidden to earn money as a girl, Parvana must transform herself into a boy, and become the breadwinner"--, Provided by publisher

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification