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The Breadwinner
by Deborah Ellis (2000)
★3.97(16 ratings)
Because the Taliban rulers of Kabul, Afghanistan, impose strict limitations on women's freedom and behavior, eleven-year-old Parvana must disguise herself as a boy so that her family can survive after her father's arrest.
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The Bookseller of Kabul
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