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.
But even though the Taliban has been driven from the government, the country is still at war, and many continue to view the education and freedom of girls and women with suspicion and fear.
As her family settles.
Reunited with her mother and sisters, she has been living in a village where her mother has finally managed to open a school for girls.
As she waits for foreign military forces to determine her fate, she remembers the past four years of her life.
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.
In this long-awaited sequel, Parvana is now fifteen years old.
The girl does not respond to questions in any language and remains silent, even when she is threatened, harassed and mistreated over several days.
The army major thinks she may be a terrorist working with the Taliban.
The fourth book in the internationally bestselling series that includes The Breadwinner, Parvana\'s Journey and Mud City.
In this stunning sequel, Parvana, now fifteen, is found in a bombed-out school and held as a suspected terrorist by American troops in Afghanistan.
On a military base in post-Taliban Afghanistan, American authorities have just imprisoned a teenaged girl found in a bombed-out school.
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.
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.
As she waits for foreign military forces to determine her fate, she remembers the past four years of her life.
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
