~ Trade Paperback
~ Winner of the Jane Addams Children's Book Award for Older Children - 2003, and the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award for Middle Reader - 2003
The Taliban still control Afghanistan, but Kabul is in ruins. Parvana's father has died, and her mother, sister, and brother could be anywhere in the country. All Parvana knows is that she must find them. so she masquerade's herself as a boy and sets out alone. Soon, she meets other children, also victims of the war and they begin to travel together, forging a makeshift family out of need. As they forge ahead into the war zone their country has become, they hope that their resilience, imagination, luck, and the strength of their bonds will be enough to help them survive . . .
Heartbreakingly realistic, Parvana's Journey presents the horrors of the Afghanistan war for young readers and includes a map of the areas in the story, an updated author's note, and a glossary to provide young readers with background and context into this period of time.
"A stunning portrait of a totally devastated world where children are forced to fend for themselves." -- Quill & Quire