num_pages: 199
description: In Parvana's Journey, the Taliban still control Afghanistan, but Kabul is in ruins. Parvana's father has just died, and her mother, sister, and brother could be anywhere in the country. Parvana knows she must find them. Despite her youth, Parvana sets out alone, masquerading as a boy. She soon meets other children who are victims of war -- an infant boy in a bombed-out village, a nine-year-old girl who thinks she has magic powers over landmines, and a boy with one leg. The children travel together, forging a kind of family out of sheer need. The strength of their bond makes it possible to survive the most desperate conditions.All royalties from the sale of this book will go to Women for Women, an organization that helps women in Afghanistan.
language: English
title: Parvana's Journey
titlecomplete: Parvana's Journey (The Breadwinner, #2)
genres: Fiction, Historical, War, Adventure, School, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Realistic Fiction, Childrens, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 8910
places: Afghanistan
series: The Breadwinner
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Jane Addams Children's Book Award
category: Older Children, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Rhode Island Teen Book Award, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award
category: Adult Middle Reader, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award
publisher: Groundwood Books