Parvana
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Imagine living in a world where your life could be turned around in one minute? Imagine having to live each day wondering if you'll make it through? What would you do?
Learn how Parvana, a young girl stuck in the middle of a war in Afghanistan, fights through the days without the love and strength of her father, in Parvana by Deborah Ellis.
Parvana's world is turned upside down when her father is taken away by the high ruling Taliban. This leaves Parvana to take care of her family. Disguised as a boy, Parvana works for money and food by selling her father's goods in the marketplace. It is hard, but she soon learns the customs of her country. There seems to be nothing to worry about. Or is there?..