{"product_id":"the-breadwinner-a-graphic-novel-paperback","title":"The Breadwinner: A Graphic Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDeborah Ellis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAircraft Pictures Cartoon Saloon and Mel\u003c\/b\u003e (Other), \u003cb\u003eNora Twomey\u003c\/b\u003e (Other)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeborah Ellis's bestselling novel \u003cem\u003eThe Breadwinner\u003c\/em\u003e, now available as a stunningly illustrated graphic novel. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis beautiful graphic-novel adaptation of \u003cem\u003eThe Breadwinner \u003c\/em\u003eanimated film tells the story of eleven-year-old Parvana, who must disguise herself as a boy to support her family during the Taliban's rule in Afghanistan in the late 1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParvana 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReaders will want to linger over this powerful graphic novel with its striking art and inspiring story.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Text Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e speech bubbles\u003cbr\u003e captions\u003cbr\u003e historical note\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.1\u003cbr\u003e Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.7\u003cbr\u003e Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 10 x 6.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Breadwinner: A Graphic Novel\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760194912544,"sku":"9781773061184","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/eb4cf0bee79215c867192c36e3c2fe97.webp?v=1780174112","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-breadwinner-a-graphic-novel-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}