SHOUZIYA

von Deborah Ellis

142 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

PARVANA`S BEST FRIEND, SHAUZIA, HAS FLED AFGHANISTAN AND IS FACED WITH SURVIVING ON HER OWN ON THE STREETS OF PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN. WITH HER DOG AS HER ONLY FRIEND, SHE MUST SCROUNGE FOR FOOD, BEG FOR MONEY AND LOOK FOR A SAFE PLACE TO SLEEP EVERY NIGHT. BUT COULD IT BE WORSE THAN A LIFETIME SPENT LIVING IN A REFUGEE CAMP? THIS IS A POWERFUL AND VERY HUMAN STORY OF A FEISTY, DRIVEN GIRL WHO TRIES TO TAKE CONTROL OF HER OWN LIFE. PRAISE FOR THE BREADWINNERN MORE THAN 200,000 COPIES SOLD N WINNER OF SWEDEN`S PETER PAN PRIZE, THE ROCKEY MOUNTAIN BOOK AWARD AND THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA`S MIDDLE EAST BOOK AWARD""A GREAT KIDS` BOOK`` A GRAPHIC GEOPOLITICAL BRIEF THAT`S ALSO A GIRL-POWER PARABLE.” - NEWSWEEK "A BOOK... ABOUT THE HARD TIMES- AND THE COURAGE - OF AFGHAN CHILDREN.`` - WASHINGTON POST PRAISE FOR PARVANA`S JOURNEY N WINNER OF THE JANE ADDAMS PEACE AWARD "THROUGH SPARE, AFFECTING PROSE, ELLIS...MAKES THE CHILDREN`S JOURNEY BOTH ARDUOUS AND BELIEVABLE.`` - BOOKLIST "THIS SEQUEL...EASILY STANDS ALONE... AN UNFORGETTABLE READ.`` - SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL (STARRED REVIEW)

• Themen: Belletristik Allgemein, nicht nach Genre
• ISBN: 9788177667585
• Sprache: Marathi
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.02.2010
• Größe: 216 x 140 mm
• Verlag: MEHTA PUBLISHING HOUSE