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...
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...
This final book of the acclaimed trilogy that includes The Breadwinner and Parvana’s Journey continues the story of Parvana's best friend. Fourteen-year-old Shauzia, has escaped the misery of her life in Kabul, only to end up in a refugee camp in Pakistan. She still dreams of seeing the ocean and...