Phoenix Distribution Parvana

<p><meta charset="UTF-8" />Based on real-life events,&nbsp;<i>Parvana</i>&nbsp;is the compelling story of a young girl in Afghanistan who is determined to provide for herself and her family. This bestselling novel is recommended by Malala Yousafzai and continues to inspire young readers around the world.</p> <p><meta charset="UTF-8" />Eleven-year-old Parvana lives with her family in one room of a bombed-out apartment in war-torn Afghanistan during the Taliban era of the late 1990s.?When soldiers burst into her home and drag her father off to prison, it becomes Parvana's responsibility to be the breadwinner for her family.<br /> <br /> But in a city where girls and women are denied an education and forbidden to leave the home without a male family member, Parvana needs to find a way to make a living in the marketplace of Kabul. Dressed as a boy, Parvana must gather all her courage and resilience and risk her life every day to make ends meet in the dangerous and volatile city.?&nbsp;<br /> <br /> A powerful and riveting novel about loyalty, resistance, survival, family and friendship in the face of overwhelming fear and oppression.</p>