The breadwinner : a graphic novel
Tanaka, Shelley2018
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This graphic-novel adaptation of 'The Breadwinner' animated film tells the story of eleven-year-old Parvana who must disguise herself as a boy to support her family during the Taliban's rule in Afghanistan.
Main title:
The breadwinner : a graphic novel / based on the original book by Deborah Ellis ; adapted from the feature film directed by Nora Twomey, produced by Aircraft Pictures, Cartoon Saloon and Melusine Productions ; text adapted by Shelley Tanaka from The breadwinner film, from a screenplay by Anita Doron.
Imprint:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Collation:
77 pages : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 26 cm
Audience:
Juvenile.
ISBN:
9780192768568 (pbk)
Language:
English
Subject:
Taliban -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile fictionAfghanistan -- Social conditions -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile fictionChildren's stories -- Comic books, strips, etcFiction 9+General StoriesPicture Books for Older ReadersChildren's / Teenage fiction & true storiesChildren's / Teenage fiction: General fictionChildren's / Teenage fiction: Action & adventure storiesEuropean comic books: general, classic, all ages
BRN:
1926321