Best Selling Books by DEBORAH ELLIS

Cisgiordania. Un gatto trova rifugio in una piccola casa palestinese occupata da due soldati israeliani, che ne hanno fatto il loro punto di osservazione della zona circostante. In un primo momento la casa sembra vuota, ma dopo poco il gatto avverte la presenza di un bambino nascosto in un vano sotto le assi del pavimento. Che cosa ci fa lì un bambino tutto solo, dove sono i suoi genitori? Deve fare qualcosa per aiutarlo? In fondo è soltanto un gatto. O no? Un''istantanea del conflitto isreaelopalestinese visto attraverso uno sguardo insolito, imparziale e delicato.

Nell''Afghanistan finalmente libero dal regime talebano i soldati americani arrestano una ragazzina trovata a vagare tra le macerie di una scuola bombardata, perché sospettata di terrorismo. Interrogata per giorni, la ragazzina si rifiuta di parlare nonostante le minacce e le pressioni estenuanti a cui è sottoposta. Mentre attende di conoscere il suo destino, Parvana, che ormai ha quindici anni, ripercorre gli ultimi avvenimenti, dal momento in cui ha ritrovato sua madre e le sue sorelle, fino all''apertura di una scuola per ragazze: un sogno divenuto realtà. Ma questo è l''Afghanistan di oggi, un Paese in cui la guerra non è mai davvero finita e molti continuano a guardare all''istruzione femminile e alla libertà delle donne con sospetto e paura. Ed è a causa di quei pregiudizi che Parvana e la sua famiglia corrono un grave pericolo

CLOSE DOWN YOUR SCHOOL... OR YOU WILL PAY THE PRICE. CLOSE DOWN YOUR SCHOOL OR WE WILL KILL YOU. LOCKED AWAY BY AMERICAN MILITARY SOLDIERS IN AFGHANISTAN, PARVANA REFUSES TO TALK TO HER CAPTORS. HER SILENCE ONLY BAFFLES AND ANGERS THOSE IN CHARGE, LEADING THEM TO QUESTION THE INNOCENCE OF THIS YOUNG SILENT REBEL, SNATCHED FROM THE RUINS OF A BOMBED-OUT SCHOOL. THEIR ONLY CLUE IS HER DIARY AND A SERIES OF NAMES IN IT THAT THEY HOPE WILL HELP THEM FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED. THROUGH PARVANA’S STORY, YOU WILL SEE HOW LIVES ARE SHATTERED AND SCATTERED LIKE SHRAPNEL IN A COUNTRY DEVASTATED BY WAR. YOU WILL ENCOUNTER PEOPLE WAGING THEIR OWN CRUSHING BATTLES: A SINGLE MOTHER STRIVING AGAINST VICIOUS TRADITION TO RUN A SCHOOL FOR GIRLS; YOUNG GIRLS GROWING UP WITH GRIM REALITIES AND DREAMS OF FREE SKIES; AND STUDENTS STRUGGLING TO GET AN EDUCATION THAT WILL GIVE THEM WINGS. MOST OF ALL, YOU WILL MEET, AND NEVER FORGET, A FEISTY GIRL WHO BELIEVES THAT EVEN IN THE DARKEST HOURS OF DEATH AND DESTRUCTION, HOPE SHINES FORTH LIKE THE DESERT SUN. अफगाणिस्तानात वर्षानुवर्षं चाललेल्या युद्धामुळे तिथलं राजकीय, आर्थिक, सामाजिक जीवन ढवळून निघालं आहे. तिथल्या नागरिकांना दैनंदिन जीवनासाठी लढाई लढावी लागते आहे. तालिबानने अफगाणिस्तानवर केलेल्या हल्ल्यानंतर तेथील स्त्रियांवर खूप बंधनं लादण्यात आली. मुलींच्या शाळेत जाण्यावर बंदी आली. मुलींच्या शाळाच बंद पाडल्या गेल्या. स्त्रियांना नोकरी करण्यास मज्जाव करण्यात आला आणि कपड्यांवर, सार्वजनिक वावरावर जुनाट बंधनं लादली गेली. नंतर अमेरिकेने अफगाणिस्तानवर हल्ला करून तालिबानी सत्ता संपुष्टात आणली, तरी सर्वसामान्य लोकांच्या आणि स्त्रियांच्या जीवनात काहीच फरक पडला नाही. स्त्रियांचं स्थान दुय्यमच राहिलं. अशा विपरीत परिस्थितीतही परवानासारखी मुलगी शिक्षणाची, फ्रान्सला जाण्याची- स्वातंत्र्यपूर्ण भरारीची स्वप्ने पाहते. अर्थातच त्यासाठी तिला प्रचंड संघर्ष करावा लागतो. संकटात सापडलेल्या स्त्रियांना/ मुलींना आधार देणाऱ्या वीरा मौसीच्या आधारावर ती या स्फोटक परिस्थितीतून कशी बाहेर पडते याचं चित्रण केलं आहे ‘माय नेम इज परवाना’ या पुस्तकात.

Thirteen year-old Parvana and other Afghan children search the countryside for missing parents.

An absorbing, emotionally engrossing story about a young Indian girl who has to survive by herself on the streets of Kolkata.

Further true-to-life adventures for Diego, a gutsy young Bolivian boy caught between fighting for justice and returning home to his family. A brave, revealing novel from the author of the best-selling ''Parvana'' books. Ages 10-14 years. (SA: Year 6- Year 9)

The children of soldiers speak out in this powerful book by the international best-selling author of the Parvana trilogy.

When a Muslim boy is arrested at a high school on suspicion of terrorist affiliations, growing racial tensions divide the student population.

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Duncan is very angry. Tess, his wife, has turned their dining room into a library. For forty years, she says, she has cleaned the house while he sat in front of the TV. Now she deserves a room of her own.Then disaster strikes: Tess gets sick, and soon Duncan is alone. Right away, he clears out the books he hates. Suddenly, things in the house start to move around by themselves. A strange message appears in the kitchen. Is the house haunted?Scared, Duncan turns to two unlikely friends. With their help, he learns a great deal about himself, about Tess, and about lasting love.A perfect book choice for new readers.

Parvana, onze ans, habite avec sa famille à Kaboul, la capitale de l''Afghanistan. Ils vivent dans une seule pièce dans un immeuble d''appartements à moitié détruit par les bombardements. Son père, qui enseignait l''histoire avant que son école soit bombardée, a subi de graves blessures. Désormais, il travaille assis sur une couverture à même le sol du marché, où il lit des lettres aux gens qui ne savent ni lire ni écrire. Un jour, on l''arrête sous prétexte qu''il a fait des études à l''étranger. La famille de Parvana se retrouve sans personne pour gagner de l''argent ou même pour aller acheter de quoi manger. Alors que les conditions de vie de la famille se détériorent, une seule solution paraît possible. Puisque les filles n''ont pas le droit de travailler, Parvana devra se déguiser en garçon pour subvenir aux besoins de sa famille.