{"product_id":"used-like-new-the-breadwinner-deborah-ellis-paperback","title":"Used - Like New | The Breadwinner -- Deborah Ellis, Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: Used - Like New.\u003c\/strong\u003e This is one pre-owned copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Like New. Clean, unmarked pages and a tight binding. May show minor shelf wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"All girls [should read] The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis.\" — Malala Yousafzai, New York Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEleven-year-old 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 the crime of having a foreign education, and the family is left without someone who can earn money or even shop for food.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Breadwinner is a novel about loyalty, survival, families and friendship under extraordinary circumstances. A map, glossary and author's note provide young readers with background and context. All royalties from the sale of this book will go to Women for Women, an organization that supports health and education projects in Afghanistan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deborah Ellis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Groundwood Books\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2001\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 170\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780888994165\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Deborah Ellis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68246376251620,"sku":"FRK000004632","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/51mkBxOLf7L.jpg?v=1794450271","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/used-like-new-the-breadwinner-deborah-ellis-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}