By: Deborah Ellis Publisher: Groundwood Books Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Label: Groundwood Books Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 176 Publication Date: July 02, 2003 Reading Level: Ages 9-12
In Parvana’s Journey, the Taliban still control Afghanistan, but Kabul is in ruins. Parvana’s father has just died, and her mother, sister, and brother could be anywhere in the country. Parvana knows she must find them. Despite her youth, Parvana sets out alone, masquerading as a boy. She soon meets other children who are victims of war — an infant boy in a bombed-out village, a nine-year-old girl who thinks she has magic powers over landmines, and a boy with one leg. The children travel together, forging a kind of family out of sheer need. The strength of their bond makes it possible to survive the most desperate conditions. Royalties from this book will go toward an education fund for Afghan girls in Pakistani refugee camps.
the journey she will never forget The book Parvana's Journey is a multicultural book. Parvana's father died while they were looking for her mom and siblings. Parvana was welcomed by a family as a boy. One of the girls that lived with Parvana told her that two men were going to send her to the Taliban. On Parvana's journey from that mud building. She met a little boy and called him Hassan, when Parvana turned around she saw the mother of the child dead. She met another boy named Asif she saw that this boy had an injured leg from the land mines. He wasn't as nice to Parvana but Hassan the baby loved Asif. Then they found this girl named Leila. They walked as far as they could until they found a camp near by. The children ran to the camp when they got there they were able to get bread each day with a pass. There was a plane that passed by that had food because the camp was out of food. The plain dropped boxes of food that everyone jumped on but Parvana couldn't find a box that had less people. They were scared they were going to starve. The rest is your turn to find out so get reading. I disliked this book because many people die by bombs or by starvation.
Simply written but with a very powerful message This book was filled with many moments of sadness and despair and some fleeting moments of joy. Most of all it is a realistically told story of one young girl's journey to find her missing family members while dealing with life as best as she can under the circumstances. The end is bittersweet when she loses the young girl she encountered on her journey and who she had adopted as her sister but finds her long lost mother.
There are many memorable scenes in this book but one that stands out vividly is that of a young girl shouting out at the planes dropping bombs and telling them to stop what they're doing. How many of us think about the many individuals who are suffering from a war that is not of their making? I think the numbers are too immense for me to comprehend. I hope the story in this book will stay with me so that when I next read an article about the war in Iraq or Afghanistan or wherever, I do not forget to think about the number of lives that are being affected.
Decent Sequel Parvana's Journey is a decent sequel to readers who were left wanting more after reading The Breadwinner. The Breadwinner was quite good. As a stand-alone book Parvana's Journey is not much.
The content gives good description of conditions in Afghanistan after the war against the Soviets. The theme of innocence of youth is thoroughly explored.
This is a good series for young readers looking to get insight into this region of the world.
parvana`s journey the story was super good i loved very moment i don`t usually read but this time i finish the book in one day. i was brilliant that my opinion. i fell sorry for parvana she was on a adventure and hassan she had to help and the two other children.the girl was trying to get food when the bomb fell as she stop putting food to the ground as she did not have any.
The Golden Rule in Afghanistan When Parvana sets out on her long journey to find her mother, sisters and brother, she is a new person. For the journey she cut her hair and put on boys clothes. The Taliban is ruling Afghanistan and Parvana cannot be wandering around, alone as a girl. In the beginning of her journey, Parvana stops at a village, left in ruins after a bomb. While she is wandering around the village, she hears a noise. Not an animal noise, but a human noise. She looks inside the hut with the noise and finds a thin, crying baby. In front of the baby is the body of a woman, with the flap of her burqa (a long garment covering the whole body) flipped up. Parvana decides to bring the baby with her on her journey. She names the baby Hassan and treats him as if he is her son. Along the way Parvana meets two more people. Asif is a one-legged, selfish and angry boy and Leila is a curious, caring and young girl. Parvana does not get along easily with Asif and Asif tends to throw rocks at her and insult her when he is mad. Hassan can sometimes drive Parvana crazy with all of his crying and Leila wanders off into mine fields and goes into villages when they are being bombed even when Parvana tells her not to. The most interesting thing about the story is that even though she can get very frustrated with them and their not always nice to her, Parvana always shares her food with them (even when theres only a little bowl of rice for their food), shares her blankets with them and treats them as though they were never ever mean, frustrating or annoying to her. Parvana is a perfect example of the Golden Rule. She treats Asif, Leila and Hassan the way she would want to be treated.
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