The Breadwinner A Graphic Novel
The Breadwinner A Graphic Novel by Deborah Ellis, published by Groundwood Books in 2018, is a visually engaging adaptation of the bestselling novel. This edition, comprising 77 pages, presents the story of eleven-year-old Parvana, who disguises herself as a boy to support her family during the Taliban’s rule in Afghanistan in the late 1990s. Set against the backdrop of a bombed-out apartment in Kabul, the narrative explores the challenges faced by Parvana and her family after her father’s arrest, highlighting the dire circumstances that lead her to become the breadwinner.
Readers will find a compelling blend of humor and poignant storytelling within this graphic novel, which is illustrated to complement the narrative. The adaptation captures the essence of Parvana’s struggle and resilience, making it accessible to a younger audience. With themes related to girls and women, as well as the socio-political landscape of Asia and the Middle East, this graphic novel serves as both an educational resource and a captivating story. The inclusion of key text features such as speech bubbles and captions enhances the reading experience, inviting readers to engage with the visual elements that contribute to the overall meaning of the text.
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Deborah Ellis’s bestselling novel The Breadwinner, now available as a stunningly illustrated graphic novel.
This beautiful graphic-novel adaptation of The Breadwinner animated film tells the story of eleven-year-old Parvana, who must disguise herself as a boy to support her family during the Taliban’s rule in Afghanistan in the late 1990s.
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 having forbidden books, and the family is left without someone who can earn money or even shop for food.
As 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.
Readers will want to linger over this powerful graphic novel with its striking art and inspiring story.
Key Text Features
speech bubbles
captions
historical note
Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.1
Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.7
Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem).
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