PRIO New Security Studies: Surveillance, Privacy and Security: Citizens' Perspectives (Hardcover)

from KristyPratt

The Breadwinner was an excellent book about Parvana, an 11 year old girl living in Afghanistan under Taliban control. Every day, she must help her disabled father sell items at the market, fetch water alone at the community well, and come home to a one room apartment in a partially condemned buil...

from i.luv.rootbeer

I love this book. A young girl has to go through so much in Ahfganistan. The title, "The Breadwinner" meaning the person who makes the money and brings it home, is totally appropriate for this book because this young girl has to do many things to provide for her and her family.

from Booklady123

It's Battle of the Books Friday. This week's book is on the 2010 - 2011 Pikes Peak Region Battle of the Books list. The Breadwinner tells the story of Parvana and her family after the Taliban took over Afghanistan. Since that time she has only been outside in the company of her father. Her mother...

from ktran4

I really enjoyed this book. I like how the story is a different perspective of life that readers usually do not know of or see in their everyday life. I also liked the characters in the story because they all had different personalities that clash and also go together. For example, Parvana is stu...

from MichelleNappi

The main idea of this book is to describe the struggles and difficulties of Afghan women under the rule of the Taliban, who oppress and stifle them. This book is also about one girl's absolute bravery, commitment to her family, and compassion in the midst of great injustice and cruelty. Overall, ...