{"product_id":"the-breadwinner-a-graphic-novel-deborah-ellis-paperback","title":"The Breadwinner: A Graphic Novel -- Deborah Ellis, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeborah Ellis's bestselling novel \u003cem\u003eThe Breadwinner\u003c\/em\u003e, now available as a stunningly illustrated graphic novel. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis beautiful graphic-novel adaptation of \u003cem\u003eThe Breadwinner \u003c\/em\u003eanimated 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParvana 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReaders will want to linger over this powerful graphic novel with its striking art and inspiring story.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Text Features\u003c\/strong\u003e speech bubbles captions historical note\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.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).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deborah Ellis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Groundwood Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\/1\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10\" H x 6.8\" L x 0.4\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781773061184\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Uncle Jon's Book Factory","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47024622928026,"sku":"9781773061184","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/3015\/4138\/files\/9781773061184.jpg?v=1776327726","url":"https:\/\/unclejonsbookfactory.com\/products\/the-breadwinner-a-graphic-novel-deborah-ellis-paperback","provider":"Uncle Jon's Book Factory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}