Kids of Kabul [Paperback]

Since its publication in 2000, hundreds of thousands of children all over the world have read and lovedThe Breadwinner, the fictional story of eleven-year-old Parvana living in Kabul under the terror of the Taliban.

But what has happened to Afghanistans children since the fall of the Taliban in 2001? In 2011, Deborah Ellis went to Kabul to find out. The twenty-six boys and girls featured in this book range in age from ten to seventeen, and they speak candidly about their lives now. They are still living in a country at war. Violence and oppression exist all around them. The situation for girls has improved, but it is still difficult and dangerous. And many children  boys and girls  are still supporting their families by selling items like pencils and matches on the street.

Yet these kids are weathering their lives with remarkable courage and hope, getting as much education and life experience and fun as they can.

All royalties from the sale ofKids of Kabulwill go to Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan (www.cw4wafghan.ca), which administers Parvanas Fund, supporting schools, libraries and literacy programs for Afghan women and children.

In 2011, Deborah Ellis traveled to Kabul in to meet with kids and find out what their lives are like. Available in paperback for the first time!

Winner of the Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Childrens Non-Fiction
Finalist for the TD Canadian Childrens Literature Award
Winner of the South Asia Book Award
An IRA Notable Book for a Global Society
A Bank Street College Best Childrens Book of the Year
A USBBY Outstanding International Book
A CCBC Choice Book

This nuanced portrayal of adolescence in a struggling nation refrains, refreshingly, from wallowing in tragedy tourism and overwrought handwringing. Kirkus Reviews

Its a gritty, poignant, and intensely personal glimpse into the effects of war and poverty. Publisherl›