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Ellis, Deborah

My Name Is Parvana

201 pp. | Groundwood | October, 2012 | Trade ISBN 978-1-55498-297-4 $16.95
(4) YA In post-Taliban Afghanistan, fifteen-year-old Parvana (The Breadwinner) is captured by Americans and undergoes enhanced interrogation to determine if she's a terrorist; alternating with this account are flashbacks set in her mother's trailblazing girls' school. There are some unexplained specifics and the flashbacks are sometimes difficult to follow, but the cultural details are rich and the story of Afghani women banding together is inspiring.
Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam

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