THE BREADWINNER (Graphic Novel) Based on the original book by Deborah Ellis Adapted from the feature film directed by Nora Twomey, produced by Aircraft Pictures, Cartoon Saloon and Melusine Productions

This beautiful graphic-novel adaptation of The Breadwinner animated
film, inspired by Deborah Ellis's beloved novel, tells the story of elevenyear-
old Parvana, who must disguise herself as a boy to support her
family during the Taliban's rule in Afghanistan.

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.