{"product_id":"the-breadwinner-a-graphic-novel-9781773061184","title":"The Breadwinner: A Graphic Novel","description":"\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 \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 \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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEllis, Deborah:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Deborah Ellis is best known for her Breadwinner series, which has been published in twenty-five languages and has earned more than $1 million in royalties to benefit Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan and Street Kids International. She has won the Jane Addams Children's Book Award, the University of California's Middle East Book Award, the Governor General's Award, the Ruth Schwartz Award, Sweden's Peter Pan Prize, and the Vicky Metcalf Award for a Body of Work. She has received the Ontario Library Association's President's Award for Exceptional Achievement, and she has been named to the Order of Canada.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAircraft Pictures Cartoon Saloon and Melusine:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eAircraft Pictures is an independent scripted content production company creating quality entertainment for a worldwide audience, ranging from independent feature films to high-end television series. Aircraft has offices in Toronto and Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCartoon Saloon is a two-time Academy Award nominee for the 2010 film \u003cem\u003eThe Secret of Kells\u003c\/em\u003e and 2014's \u003cem\u003eSong of the Sea\u003c\/em\u003e. The studio was formed in 1999 by Paul Young, Tomm Moore and Nora Twomey, and is based in Kilkenny, Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMelusine Productions is based in Luxembourg. They specialize in animated films and documentaries. Recent films include the award-winning \u003cem\u003eSong of the Sea\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eErnest \u0026amp; Celestine\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Groundwood Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50610231279890,"sku":"9781773061184","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3b984684-4865-4712-8363-9151f51d8032.jpg?v=1732336846","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-breadwinner-a-graphic-novel-9781773061184","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}