My Name is Parvana, Deborah Ellis
My Name is Parvana, Deborah Ellis
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My Name is Parvana

Author: Deborah Ellis

Narrator: Meera Simhan

Unabridged: 4 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/10/2019

Synopsis

In this stunning sequel to The Breadwinner Trilogy, Parvana, now 15-years-old, is found in a bombed-out school and held as a suspected terrorist by American troops in Afghanistan.

The girl does not respond to questions in any language and remains silent, even when she is threatened, harassed, and mistreated over several days. The only clue to her identity is a tattered shoulder bag containing papers that refer to people named Shauzia, Nooria, Leila, Asif, Hassan -- and Parvana. As she waits for foreign military forces to determine her fate, she remembers the past four years of her life. Reunited with her mother and sisters, she has been living in a village where her mother managed to open a school for girls. But when local men threaten the school, she must draw on every ounce of bravery she possesses to survive the disaster that kills her mother and destroys the school. Ellis' final novel in the series is harrowing, inspiring, and thought-provoking.

About The Author

Deborah Ellis won Canada's Governor General's Award in 2000 for her first book, Searching for X. She is also the author of several other books, including Parvana's Journey, winner of the Jane Addams Award and the Ruth Schwartz Children's Book Award, given annually by the Ontario Arts Council and the Canadian Booksellers Association. She lives in Ontario, Canada.Meera Simhan was born in England. Her bevy of acting credits include the film Date Movie and the television series Invasion, Judging Amy, and Cold Case. Onstage, she has played Juliet in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. She is married to actor Ravi Kapoor, and they live in Los Angeles.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sarika on August 17, 2013

*NOTE: We (The Readdicts) received a copy of My Name Is Parvana by author Deborah Ellis from Hachette India in exchange for an honest review. We thank the publishing house for the book! I have read, been moved by and loved many books set in Afghanistan and Pakistan. I've had a growing admiration and......more

Goodreads review by Hafsa on November 24, 2017

Aaaaaaa this series ended! I am happy and upset at the same time. Happy because there's a hint of happy ending in my favourite characters' lives but upset because the series ended. I will write a better review on this book later. For now,all I will say is that I loved it!......more

Goodreads review by Jorge on August 28, 2018

An impressive ending for the series, with hope and despair at the same time, reunions and progress also goodbyes and setbacks. This was a satisfying way to finish this story and I really liked the ending it was a ending for us but not for the characters, and it’s a bittersweet one.......more

Goodreads review by Eric on July 10, 2013

Parvana of Afghanistan is the Anne of Green Gables of the 21st century. This is a wonderful book about Afghanistan at this time as seen through the eyes of a teen-age girl as she tries to help her mother establish a school for girls. Woven through the story in flashbacks are the events that took pla......more

Goodreads review by Lenni on March 23, 2017

It's hard to believe that I've really finished the Breadwinner series. I read the whole thing from when Parvana's father was taken away to the moment we've all been hoping she would get. A sort of happy ending! It took a while, and she lost a lot, but I think that Parvana is very lucky to get the en......more

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