DEBORAH ELLIS is the author of The Breadwinner, which has sold over one million copies. It has been published in 30 different languages and was made into an Oscar-nominated film. She has won the Governor General's Award, the Middle East Book Award, the Peter Pan Prize, the Jane Addams Children's Book Award and the Vicky Metcalf Award. A recipient of the Order of Canada, Deborah has donated more than $2 million in royalties to organizations such as Right to Learn Afghanistan, Mental Health Without Borders and UNHCR. She lives in Simcoe, Ontario.
"...a book...about the hard times - and the courage - of Afghan
children." -- Washington Post
"...an exceptional story that enlightens the reader about
circumstances beyond comprehension and helps students understand
that all of us in this global community share the same hopes,
dreams, and fears." -- Resource Links
"...hands-down, Newberry Medal worthy...This was a fantastic read."
-- Washington Times
"[The books in the Breadwinner trilogy] are terrifying indictments
of what war can bring to children and a powerful testaments to the
ingenuity and strength of young people in times of terror." -- Book
Links
"A great kids' book...a graphic geopolitical brief that's also a
girl-power parable." -- Newsweek
"Deborah Ellis would like to tell kids in war-torn countries that
the war is over and they can live through this and that she hopes
the world can learn from its previous mistakes" -- Rebecca
Bloomfield, The Denver Post
"This is an important and compelling story for young people..." --
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