Breadwinner Series by Deborah Ellis 5 Books Collection Set - Young Adult - Paperback

Titles in This Set
The Breadwinner
Parvana's Journey
Mud City
My Name Is Parvana
One More Mountain

Details
Condition: Brand New
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Age Range: Ages 11-13 (Grades 6-8)

Overview
This Breadwinner series collection brings together all five novels by Deborah Ellis in one paperback set, following Parvana and her friends through decades of war, displacement, and renewal in Afghanistan. Beginning with Parvana disguising herself as a boy to feed her family under Taliban rule, the story arc travels through refugee camps, reunions, and the return of the Taliban years later. Ellis's spare, honest prose makes hard history accessible to young readers, pairing gripping survival stories with genuine empathy. It's a set built for middle grade and teen readers, book clubs, and classrooms exploring conflict and resilience.

About the Books
The Breadwinner introduces eleven-year-old Parvana, who cuts her hair and dons boys' clothing to support her family after her father is arrested by the Taliban. From there, the series widens its lens outward. Parvana's Journey sends her alone across a war-torn landscape, gathering a band of orphaned children as she searches for her family across a country scarred by landmines and checkpoints. Mud City shifts focus to her friend Shauzia, stranded in a crowded Pakistani refugee camp and still dreaming of reaching the sea and building a new life in France. My Name Is Parvana catches up with an older Parvana, caught in the crossfire of suspicion and interrogation as she tries to keep a makeshift school for girls running amid renewed danger. One More Mountain, the newest addition, returns to Kabul as American forces withdraw and the Taliban retake control, forcing Parvana's family to confront familiar fears in an unfamiliar new reality. Together, the five novels chronicle one girl's growth inside a country in constant upheaval, moving between home, road, camp, and classroom. Ellis researched the books by interviewing women and girls in Afghan refugee camps, and that groundwork shows in the texture of daily life she renders throughout: bartering for bread, hiding identity documents, and teaching lessons in secret.

Key Benefits

• Complete 5-book paperback set with every Breadwinner series title
• Written by Deborah Ellis, based on real interviews with Afghan refugees
• Accessible prose suited to middle grade and teen readers
• Explores history, human rights, and resilience through a relatable narrator
• Ideal for classroom discussion, book clubs, and independent reading
• A thoughtful gift for readers exploring real-world issues through fiction

Book-by-Book Guide
The Breadwinner — Eleven-year-old Parvana disguises herself as a boy to earn money after her father is arrested under Taliban rule.
Parvana's Journey — Parvana sets out alone across a war-ravaged Afghanistan, gathering orphaned children as she searches for her family.
Mud City — Parvana's friend Shauzia struggles to survive in a Pakistani refugee camp while still dreaming of a new life in France.
My Name Is Parvana — An older Parvana is detained and questioned by foreign soldiers after being found at a ruined girls' school.
One More Mountain — The newest entry follows Parvana's family as the Taliban regain control of Kabul after the American withdrawal.

About the Author
Deborah Ellis is a Canadian author best known for The Breadwinner and its sequels, which grew out of months spent interviewing women and girls in Afghan refugee camps. Her writing for young readers regularly tackles conflict, displacement, and human rights with unflinching honesty and compassion. Ellis has received the Governor General's Literary Award and was named to the Order of Ontario in 2006 in recognition of her work. She continues to write fiction and nonfiction that introduces young readers to difficult global realities through the eyes of children their own age.

Why You'll Love This Collection
This five-book paperback set delivers Parvana's full story in one place, from wartime Kabul to a changed Afghanistan years later. It's a meaningful pick for a birthday gift, a classroom library addition, back-to-school reading, or summer reading that sparks real conversation about courage, family, and survival.

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