This is a great trilogy especially for tweens and younger teens. I could've used a bit more depth but it gives the reader an idea of the horrible, Catch-22 situation for girls and women in Afghanistan during the Taliban regime. Forbidden to leave their homes unless accompanied by a man, how can w...
Although this book is rather childish It opened my eyes on afghanistan. It made me want to go out there and help all those poor men, women and children.Even if this book doesn't seem like your style. READ IT! It's so quick and worth it. It'll open your eyes and just make you think a couple more s...
No Ordinary Day, by Deborah Ellis, was my favorite book of the 2nd Trimester. I liked because at the time I read it, I was in India, and I related to the setting of the book in many ways. It is set in Kolkata, North India, and even though I didn't go there, it reminded me of the Indian cities I d...
According to a 2014 UN report, Afghanistan is the worst country in the world to be born a girl. The average life expectancy of a woman is 44 years. Given such harsh gender segregation, many families are bringing up their daughters as sons. They are known as bacha posh – the literal term trans...
eeing as I had already read the amazing creation that is "The Breadwinner" I got very excited when I finally began to read "Parvana's Journey" The themes of the story include : historical fiction, realistic fiction and the occasional touch of survival and friendship. Here once more we meet Parvan...