Super Short Summary

The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis follows 11-year-old Parvana, who disguises herself as a boy to support her family in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan after her father is arrested and her mother succumbs to depression. Parvana takes up her father's business in the market, forms alliances, and clings to hope despite the dire circumstances and systemic oppression faced by women. This book addresses violence and trauma.