One Extra Mountain by Deborah Ellis
My score: 5 of 5 stars
One Extra Mountain is the fifth guide within the Breadwinner sequence of cultural fiction appropriate for center grade or older pre-teen readers. The sequence is set in Afghanistan and this explicit story occurs round 2021 when the Taliban have re-taken the nation.
Within the story, characters from earlier books proceed their lives, however this guide will be learn with out information of the story thus far. It begins with Maryam, a feminine singer, and her nephew Rafi making an attempt to depart the nation for a greater life in America; alas, the airport has been shut as 1000’s attempt to flee the nation.
Rafi’s mom is staying in Afghanistan, the place she runs a refuge for ladies and younger women. With information of the rebels’ advance, the refuge should shut for the security of all. They then set out on a protracted journey to discover a higher place to reside.
I’ve not learn some other books on this sequence, nonetheless, I feel these books are necessary as they spotlight the plight of individuals in numerous components of the world.
There’s a map displaying the place Afghanistan is on the entrance of the guide and a glossary of native phrases on the again with a brief historical past of the nation which is appropriate for younger readers to grasp. There aren’t any illustrations, however the descriptive passages drew their very own photos in my thoughts.
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It’s 2021, and the Taliban have regained energy in Afghanistan. Parvana and Shauzia, the courageous protagonists of The Breadwinner, should now flee to flee new risks from an outdated enemy.
In Kabul, 15-year-old Damsa runs away to keep away from being pressured into marriage by her household. She is discovered by a police officer named Shauzia, who takes her to Inexperienced Valley, a shelter and college for ladies and women run by Parvana.
It has been 20 years since Parvana and Shauzia needed to disguise themselves as boys to assist themselves and their households. However when the Taliban have been defeated in 2001, it seemed as if Afghans may lastly rebuild their nation. Many issues have modified for Parvana since then. She has married Asif, who she met within the desert as she looked for her household when she was a toddler. She runs a college for ladies. She has a son, Rafi, who’s about to fly to New York, the place he’ll practice to turn into a dancer.
However Shauzia continues to be Parvana’s finest pal. And Parvana continues to be headstrong, bringing her in battle together with her spoiled sister Maryam.
Whereas Asif tries to get Maryam and Rafi on one of many final flights out of Kabul, the Taliban come to the varsity, and Parvana should lead the ladies out of Inexperienced Valley and into the mountains.
