• My Name Is Pravana Study Guide

Jan 13, 2014 - Reading comprehension unit for Parvana - Deborah Ellis. The story is one of my favourite, enjoy! Mr Arrandale Discuss the issues raised in.

On a military base in post-Taliban Afghanistan, American authorities have just imprisoned a teenaged girl found in a bombed-out school. The army major thinks she may be a terrorist working with the Taliban.

The girl does not respond to questions in any language and remains silent, even when she is threatened, harassed and mistreated over several days. The only clue to her identity is a tattered shoulder bag containing papers that refer to people named Shauzia, Nooria, Leila, Asif, Hassan - and Parvana. In this long-awaited sequel to The Breadwinner Trilogy, Parvana is now fifteen years old.

As she waits for foreign military forces to determine her fate, she remembers the past four years of her life. Reunited with her mother and sisters, she has been living in a village where her mother has finally managed to open a school for girls. But even though the Taliban has been driven from the government, the country is still at war, and many continue to view the education and freedom of girls and women with suspicion and fear. As her family settles into the routine of running the school, Parvana, a bit to her surprise, finds herself restless and bored. She even thinks of running away.

But when local men threaten the school and her family, she must draw on every ounce of bravery and resilience she possesses to survive the disaster that kills her mother, destroys the school, and puts her own life in jeopardy. Solution marketing services. A riveting page-turner, Deborah Ellis's new novel is at once harrowing, inspiring and thought-provoking.

And, yes, in the end, Parvana is reunited with her childhood friend, Shauzia. Media Reviews 'Ellis succeeds in putting a human face on the headlines and the brutality of the Afghan war, while answering many questions about the fate of a heroine whose personality and force of will shine through.' - Publishers Weekly 'Starred Review. This passionate volume stands on its own, though readers new to the series and to Ellis' overall body of work will want to read every one of her fine, important novels. Readers will learn much about the war in Afghanistan even as they cheer on this feisty protagonist.' - Kirkus ' My Name is Parvana confirms Parvana as one of the great characters of children's literature. I can hardly wait to get a copy for the library!

The students are going to love it!' - Libmaryanne's Reflections blog. The information about My Name Is Parvana shown above was first featured in 'The BookBrowse Review' - BookBrowse's online-magazine that keeps our members abreast of notable and high-profile books publishing in the coming weeks. In most cases, the reviews are necessarily limited to those that were available to us ahead of publication. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the reviews shown do not properly reflect the range of media opinion now available, please with the mainstream media reviews that you would like to see added. Deborah Ellis has been all over the world. And she hasn't just visited places, she's done things.

She went to Pakistan to help at an Afghan Refugee Camp; she went to Israel and the Ghaza Strip to talk with Israeli and Palestinian children; and she went to Malawi and Tanzania to spend time with children orphaned by AIDS. Deborah has written books that draw on each of these experiences - some fiction and some non-fiction - and at the heart of her work is her deep passion for peace and her unwavering support of children.

My Name Is Pravana Study Guide

She says it best: 'It has been a real privilege for me to sit with people in many parts of the world and learn how their lives have been drastically altered by war or disease, and how they try to remain kind in spite of it all. This has taught me.