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In Kabul, 15-year-old Damsa runs away to avoid being forced into marriage by her family. She is found by a police officer named Shauzia, who takes her to Green Valley, a shelter and school for women and girls run by Parvana.
It has been 20 years since Parvana and Shauzia had to disguise themselves as boys to support themselves and their families. But when the Taliban were defeated in 2001, it looked as if Afghans could finally rebuild their country. Many things have changed for Parvana since then. She has married Asif, who she met in the desert as she searched for her family when she was a child. She runs a school for girls. She has a son, Rafi, who is about to fly to New York, where he will train to become a dancer.
But Shauzia is still Parvana’s best friend. And Parvana is still headstrong, bringing her in conflict with her spoiled sister Maryam.
While Asif tries to get Maryam and Rafi on one of the last flights out of Kabul, the Taliban come to the school, and Parvana must lead the girls out of Green Valley and into the mountains.
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Release date
October 4, 2022 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9780593675069
- File size: 125190 KB
- Duration: 04:20:48
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Languages
- English
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Meera Simhan, narrator of the majority of Ellis's Breadwinner series, delivers the fifth installment. It takes place in 2021, twenty years after the initial book, when Parvana and Shauzia became heroines. Simhan's slight accent gives a sense of the Afghan setting. She infuses emotions into her otherwise neutral reading to show the terror of those who are experiencing the Taliban's resumption of power. The main part of the story involves 15-year-old Damsa, who has left a luxurious life to escape a forced marriage and ends up at a school run by Parvana. Other elements include the kindness of Parvana's loving husband and the fear and pluck of her son. Simhan reflects Parvana's continued courage, hope, and determination to help those around her who are suffering from the repressive regime. An apt update on the series and current conditions. S.W. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine
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