Deborah Ellis' trilogy has been a phenomenal success, both critically and commercially.
Now young readers can experience this entire epic story in one volume.
The Breadwinner is set in Afghanistan, where 11-year-old Parvana lives with her family in a bombed-out apartment building in Kabul.
When her father is arrested for the crime of having a foreign education, the family is left with no money or resources.
Forbidden to earn money as a girl, Parvana must transform herself into a boy and become the breadwinner.
In Parvana's Journey, her father has died and the family has scattered.
Parvana, now 13 years old, is determined to find them.
Again masquerading as a boy, she joins a group of wandering children, all refugees from war, who exist mainly on courage.
In Mud City, the focus shifts to 14-year-old Shauzia, who lives in the Widows' Compound in Pakistan and dreams of escaping to a new life in France.
Deborah Ellis uses simple, compelling language, memorable characters, and a wealth of imaginative detail in this wrenching look at the human cost of war that is also a surprisingly hopeful story of survival.
