El pan de la guerra

Por Deborah Ellis

Parvana tiene 11 años y vive en Afganistán bajo el mandato de los talibanes. Cuando detienen a su padre buscará una solución desesperada: convertirse en un chico.

Parvana es una chica de once años que vive en Kabul, Afganistán, durante el gobierno de los talibanes a finales de la década de 1990. Cuando su padre es detenido, su familia –sin recursos para poder vivir-, buscará una solución desesperada: Parvana, que por ser mujer tiene prohibido ganar dinero, deberá transformarse en un chico.

El pan de la guerra es un libro duro y realista que habla, con humanidad y fuerza, de la supervivencia, la familia, la amistad, la intolerancia y la guerra.

• Idioma: Español
• Editorial: Groundwood Books
• Fecha de lanzamiento: 24 abr 2015
• ISBN: 9781554987665

Deborah Ellis

DEBORAH ELLIS is the author of The Breadwinner, which has been published in thirty languages. She has won the Governor General’s Award, the Middle East Book Award, the Peter Pan Prize, the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award and the Vicky Metcalf Award. A recipient of the Order of Canada, Deborah has donated more than $2 million in royalties to organizations such as Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan, Mental Health Without Borders and the UNHCR. She lives in Simcoe, Ontario.

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Comentarios para El pan de la guerra

[i.luv.rootbeer · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

I love this book. A young girl has to go through so much in Ahfganistan. The title, "The Breadwinner" meaning the person who makes the money and brings it home, is totally appropriate for this book because this young girl has to do many things to provide for her and her family.

[kbenis1 · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

I choose this story because I have always been inspired by the strength of young girls. As I mentioned in one of my other reading logs, I was never really interested in the princesses growing up and that I was much more enthralled with the strength Mulan had. In this story eleven year old Parvana had to grow up take on the dangerous role of being the breadwinner for the family when her father is taken by the Taliban. Parvana has to cut off all of her hair in order to resemble a boy, much like Mulan did when she went to war to save her father. In the Muslim culture women and girls are not aloud to leave the house without a male escort. Women are also not aloud to work so once Parvana's father gets taken she has to become the 'male' head of the family. The novel takes us through her brave journey of ups and downs trying to provide for her family. I feel like the main idea of this story is that you do anything for your family and you step up to care for you family when you need to. Parvana knew that something needed to be done to support her family and she stepped up to fill that spot.

[shakelawilliams · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis is an eye-opening novel about female struggles in Afghanistan under the Taliban. There were aspects of this story that I really enjoyed, and other aspects that I was slightly indifferent about. For example, I loved the characters because they were extremely believable and well developed. Physically, Parvana transforms into a boy to provide food and income for her family. As a young girl, Parvana is forced to take on the Father’s role, which is something girls do not do. I love that Parvana is a strong, independent female character for young girls and boys to identify with. On the other hand, I think the writing doesn’t flow, nor is it paced well. For example, on page 32 it says, “She threw herself at the soldiers with such force that they both fell to the ground. She swung at them with her fists until she was knocked aside. She heard rather than felt the thwack of their sticks on her back. She kept…” In my opinion the writing is very repetitive and choppy. I believe that this book does push readers to broaden their perspectives on life for women especially in other countries. It’s important for young readers to know about how people live beyond their own understanding, and I think this book does that.

[nancynova · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

rabck from Asian bookbox; chosen because it fits the Food bookbox that's headed my way, and also for the 666 challenge. Parvana's family is displaced due to the war and the Taliban. They now live in a one room apartment, with high windows (else there would be no light). The women must stay indoors at all times and can only travel out of the apartment with a man. When Parvana's father is arrested and imprisoned, what is the family to do? The rest of the household is female, and therefore cannot leave the apartment. Except, when Parvana assumes her dead brother's clothes and place, finally the family is "allowed" to see what happened to their father. And disguised as her brother, Parvana can work so the family will not starve.

[eduscapes · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

Wow! This book is a wonderful way to introduce students to what life was like in the late 1990s Afghanistan under Taliban rule.

[jolie009 · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

I thought it was a GREAT book!! i fin dit amazingly written... i highly recomend it to kids who are 12 or around that age group...

[akoches-1 · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

I really liked this realistic fiction chapter book for a few reasons. I felt that the writing of the story was simplistic, yet powerful, as it made me feel like I was in the story, experiencing all of Parvana’s mixed emotions. For instance, one page in the story said, “Parvana looked at Mother, still lying on the toshak. She looked at Ali, worn out from being hungry and needing his parents. She looked at Maryam, whose cheeks were already beginning to look hollow…” These sentences were short and to the point, which made me feel sorry for Parvana and her family after reading just the first line. I also liked this book because of its storyline of a family who has to endure the tribulations of living under the Taliban control. I love that the storyline is rich with culture, family values, and how it teaches many lessons, including to be strong when everything in life may seem hopeless. I think that because this story is so realistic, it made for a great read. Lastly I loved the story’s big idea- that in the face of hardship, family is most important to overcome any and all tragedies.

[bekki08 · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

this book is so cool it is about a girl called Parvana who has to turn into a boy to help her family survive because her father has been take. The taliban can not find out will they manage to keep it a secret????

[sunnychang-1 · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

This is a book about this girl's life under the Taliban's rule. The story started off with how life was in Afghanistan and there were rules about how girls could not go out of their home but only do house work. The males were the only ones who were able to go out of the house to work, and they had rules about executing people who had education before. Unlucky the Taliban soldiers took away her father and he never came back to their house again. Ever since that happened her family had problems, and she had to disguise herself as a boy and go out the market to buy and get what ever the house needs and the story goes on talking about what happened to her dad and how she overcame the problems.

[ashleymcquirk · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

Parvana is a young girl living in Afghanistan under Taliban rule. Her father is taken to prison on random day, leaving the family with no income and no way to eat. Parvana changes her appearance to that of a boy so she can work and get food for her mother, sisters and brother. She finds a former classmate in the same situation. Her friend, Shauzia expresses her desire to leave Afghanistan in pursuit of a better life, even if it means leaving her family behind. Parvana's sister, Nooria, goes to Mazar with the family minus Parvana to be married. Mazar is attacked, Parvana's father returns home and Parvana and her father decide they must travel to see if their family is in one of the refugee camps. Shauzia decides to travel with a group of nomads. The book ends with the girls exchanging goodbyes en route to their respective destinations. There are plenty of teaching opportunites from this book. I think that the gender identity issue that Parvana has to confront is a unique teaching opportunity because that is something that American students never have to conceive of doing. Even just the fact that the book is written about Afghanistan is important and opens the door for explaining Middle Eastern culture, which is important now because so much racism exists from 9/11. Having students maybe write a letter to Shauzia expressing approval or disapproval of her decision to leave her family would be a good writing activity. I would encourage the students to make it a persuasive letter, to try and persuade her to stay or to leave her family. Having students do a Venn diagram to compare and contrast their lives to Parvana's would also help give students some perspective to sympathize with Parvana and Shauzia. I really enjoyed this book! It's not a complex or complicated read but the plot is definitely intriguing. I love that I could use this book in the classroom to help students let go of prejudices against Middle Eastern people. I like that it doesn't even involve religion explicitly because I think that is where the issues become to blurred and difficult to explain to adolescents. But helping them learn that the Taliban is just an extremist religious organization, not the voice of an entire nation and not an example of the sentiments of the people from Afghanistan is so important. I just think this book will be so useful in helping students learn empathy.

[wiremonkey · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

Afghanistan in the early 90s. The Taliban have taken over, and women are not allowed to go outside without permission from the males in their family. In fact, they are not allowed to show their faces in public anymore, but must wear the cumbrous burqa. People who resist their authority are summarily shot. Anyone can be imprisoned. This is the world of 11-year old Parvana. Her older sister and mother have not left the house since the Taliban took control a few months ago. Her brother is just a toddler and her father has only one leg, having lost the other when the high school where he taught was bombed. In order to make money, the Father , with the help of Parvana, make their way to the market, where he sells his services as a letter writer and reader, as well as selling some of their goods from the old life. Parvana knows to keep her head down and as silent as possible in order to not grab the attention of the numerous soldiers patrolling the market. But when their father is arrested for being educated in England, the family has no way of supporting themselves. Parvana must dress as a boy and go out into the market by herself to support her family.Though I consider myself pretty educated and knew that the status of women is deplorable under fundamentalist groups such as the Taliban, this read as a sort of absurdist dystopia. Did the Taliban not make provisions for all the women they left husbandless, fatherless? A short, but intense read, this is a very, very good introduction to the plight of women in Afghanistan for middle schoolers.In fact, I hope this will be the crux of our third discussion group with our kids. As the need for feminism has been called into question lately, this book is a good reminder that there is still a lot of work to be done.

[kimkolb · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

I liked this book for several reasons. I feel this way mainly because of the point of view from which the story is told, as well as how it pushes readers to think about life for females living in Taliban-occupied Afghanistan. A little girl named Parvana, who takes readers through her struggle to provide money for her family, tells the story in first person. Every emotion she is feeling, the readers are able to feel with her, because it is told through her perspective. Often the readers feel anxious for her, while at other points feel sad. Women living in Taliban-occupied Afghanistan cannot go out into public, without being escorted by a man. This is knowledge many readers have not been exposed to, so it pushes readers to think about how women are to provide for their families, if a male figure is not present. Often children are not exposed to Middle Eastern troubles, though in this story the tough issues found in that part of the world are exposed. The message of this story is bravery and persistence. Though Parvana’s father was taken away from her family, she improvised and was brave enough to go out into the world as a “man”, to provide for her family.

[ehayne1 · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

I thought this was an excellent book because it opens the world to the view of what it is like to live under Taliban rule. Reading this made me grateful to live in America where women can roam outside of the home freely, unlike in Afghanistan. This story pulls the reader in with the easy to follow story about Parvana's bravery in times of hardship. This story is inspiring to readers, helping them realize that they should never give up fighting for their family.

[mathqueen · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

Deborah Ellis does a magnificent job portraying the lives of women being ruled by the Taliban in this book. I am ashamed to admit that I don’t know a lot about the culture of Afghan or the severe struggles these people endured to survive under Taliban rule. The restrictions on females described in this book prompted me to further research. It is amazing women, and children, could survive this heinous treatment. This book served a reminder of the cocoons we can weave ourselves into as we go about our daily lives, giving no thought to the outside world. The interaction of the female characters in this story made a huge impact on me. When Father is with them, the girls are rude to each other, bantering back and forth about everything. Rarely do they have a pleasant exchange. Because of the laws concerning women, even Mother, who in the past was a very active member of society, is stuck in her own little world within her apartment. As the story progresses, the women begin to rely on each other, and also on other females outside the apartment. Finally, the females in the story even begin helping others, seeing needs beyond their own and realizing their own strength and significance. Library Implications: This book is an excellent addition to any library collection. It gives the reader, young and old alike, a perspective of Afghanistan few can even imagine. The reader is able to experience the plight of women being terrorized by the Taliban but also feel a sense of hope as the events of the story unfold. The student reading this book could further their study of Afghan women by focusing on present-day conditions of life for women. Although graphic in nature, the more mature student could focus their research on Taliban control tactics and battle strategies that have made it difficult for Afghans to survive in that war-ravaged land.

[kaionvin · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

 I appreciate one of the purposes of literature is to teach, particularly in children's fiction. In pursuit of that goal, Deborah Ellis makes the common mistake of writing down to children rather than filtered through their lens. Admittedly, I knew very little about Taliban-run Kabul previously, and as introductions to world affairs go, I think The Breadwinner isn't bad for kids: neither overly confusing nor whitewashed, and featuring dilemmas framed relatably (if at very high stakes). However being rather worthy in subject matter does not make compelling writing in itself. In terms of actual plot, The Breadwinner is exceedingly predictable and its characters underdeveloped. It all lends to an overall flatness to the prose that doesn't distract from the message of the piece, but nor does it animate it past mere lesson.

[srssrs_1 · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

The Breadwinner is a fictional account of a girl living in Kabul in the late 1990s during the rule of the Taliban. Parvana, the narrator - main character, is lively and brave. The title of the book reflects what she does every day; goes to the market in disguise to try and earn enough money to support her family. Her knew identity as a boy gives her freedom to move around the bombed out city, albeit in constant fear of being discovered. Ellis does a fantastic job in moving the plot along, suspense is on every page. There is also a brief glossary in the back to assist with some of the language used in the novel. This book would be a great fit for a class read, or for any young adult who wants to experience a war torn city through the eyes of Parvana.

[ktran4 · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

I really enjoyed this book. I like how the story is a different perspective of life that readers usually do not know of or see in their everyday life. I also liked the characters in the story because they all had different personalities that clash and also go together. For example, Parvana is stubborn, but brave and kind-hearted, while her sister, Nooria is bossy and pushy. Even though the situation might not be as relatable, the family characteristics can be to readers. For example, Parvana has to make the money for the family and also has many responsibilities that her other siblings do not have to worry about. Readers with siblings can relate to the fairness or responsibilities in their families. I liked how there was a glossary at the end of the book that provided the reader with definitions of words like “burqa.” This is really helpful for readers that have not encountered Afghanistan culture. The big idea of the story is to be grateful for the people and privileges in your life.

[tammie14-1 · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

I love this book. Although the story is fictitious, it feels very real. Ellis paints a realistic view of a Taliban ruled Afghanistan and its citizens. The main reasons I enjoyed this book so much are: the characters are well written and the story flows well. I was able to feel the oppression of this war ridden country immediately. By page 8, Ellis tells of Parvana’s fear of the Taliban soldiers. Parvana tries “to make herself look smaller…she had seen what they did, especially to women”. Parvana wanted to make herself invisible, because that’s how the Taliban wants women to be. Parvana, her mother, and sister, although educated females, are forced to keep their heads down and to try to simply stay alive. As an outspoken woman myself and the mother of two outspoken daughters, I can only imagine how difficult this had to be , but Ellis paints a very vivid picture of this war torn world under the oppressive Taliban rule.Ellis develops her characters in a multi-faceted, realistic way. Parvana evolves from a girl who is taught to keep her head down in public to a girl who is the sole support for her family. This was not something that happened overnight but evolved over time. Parvana went from a little girl relieved to not have to go to school to missing school and her friends. She became a girl that dug up graves to support her family and was willing to risk her life to help others in need. I especially love Mrs. Weera. She is a strong woman fighting for the rights of the Afghan people, especially Afghan women. She steps right into the family and brings a fighting spirit back to the beaten down family after their patriarch was taken away.The main message of this story is to show the oppression of the Afghan people. It is a story of survival and that we are stronger than we think we are.

[jmbridger_1 · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

A gripping story of a young girl who must disguise herself as a boy in order to work and bring home money to ensure her family's survival when the Taliban tears her family apart.

[carolinepfrang · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

“The Breadwinner” follows the story of a young girl, Parvana, growing up in Afghanistan in the middle of a war. She is forced to leave school and spends most of her time inside because women need to be accompanied by men at all times in public. After her father is sent to jail, Parvana must dress and pretend to be a young boy so she can help support her remaining family of females. The main idea of this story focuses on the importance of family and the lengths that some families will go through to protect and provide for each other. This book also shows the unique perspective of a child growing up in the middle of war. One way that the author gets these messages across is through Parvana’s childish, innocent thoughts. The author often states what is going on through her head whether it’s fighting with her sister because she does fewer chores, refusing to chop off her hair, or being the only one in the family who works. She even often states her resentment for all of the responsibilities she has. However, the author always has Parvana come around to do the right thing to help her family. This perspective of Parvana’s inner thoughts greatly shows how a child in a war is still a child while at the same time showing how important family is. Another way the author shows the importance of family is through the sacrifices made by Parvana’s family. Parvana sacrificed her life by pretending to be a boy and working to support her family, Parvana’s mother sacrificed her life to try to free her husband, her father sacrificed his life to try and give his daughters and wife an education, and the whole family sacrificed many of their material goods to feed and shelter their family. These extreme sacrifices show the reader just how important it is to be there for your family and that some people will do anything to do so. I really enjoyed this book because of the unique perspective of a child’s view point during war. It was very interesting to see how she saw life in Afghanistan. I was able to connect to Parvana by feeling her overreact and be confused by many of the things going on in her life. For example, she was afraid to cut her hair even though it was such a small detail in the grand scheme of things. Also, she always talked about how hard it was to tell women apart in their burqa’s. The perspective of Parvana made this a very unique and interesting book to read.

[stornelli-1 · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

Because the Taliban rulers of Kabul, Afghanistan, impose strict limitations on women's freedom and behavior, eleven-year-old Parvana must disguise herself as a boy so that her family can survive after her father's arrest.

[francescadefreitas · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

11-year-old Parvana's father has been taken to prison. Under the Taliban in Afghanistan, women and girls are not allowed to leave the house without a man - with her father gone, Parvana's family will be trapped inside and starve to death. The only solution is for Parvana to dress as a boy, and make money as a scribe at the market place.This story was wonderfully touching. While it firmly aims to show how difficult Taliban rule was, especially for woman, this message does not overwhelm the characters. Parvana is a game and fiesty little girl, and her frustrations and fears are easy to identify with. I found the sotry personal and sympathetic rather than didactic. In one incident Parvana and a friend follow a crowd to stadium hoping to sell sweets to football fans and instead encounter a mass execution - while the gore is not vividly described, the children's shock is bright, sharp, and memorable.I'd give this to readers interested in life in other stories, and especially about the conflict in the Middle East.

[awsomeguy_1 · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

This book Bread Winner A.K.A Parvana is a great book about a 11 year old girl who lives in Afghanistan and has to dress up like a boy to get money for her family after her father is put in prison for something and meets another girl just like her called Shauzia and they work together to get more money, and they take on more than one job to help feed their family but Shauzia wnts to leave Afgaistan.this book is full of the things Parvana and what her family have done, the members of Pavanas family are Nooria,Parvana,Maryam,Ali,Mother whos real name is only mentioned once and Farther whos real name isnt mentioned. thats my reveiw and I hope you enjoy this book! By AwsomeGuy!!

[jo2son · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

The story of Parvana, a young Afghan girl who must support her family in Kabul. Provides a glimpse of what life is like in Afghanistan for women and girls. Twenty years of war have left this a difficult place to live.

[scd87 · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

This book is interesting in that you get to see what daily life is like in Afghanistan under the Taliban. However, the story itself was rather plain. I guess this may be very intriguing to children since the topic will shock them and the writing is simple. It is not recommended to squeamish kids.

[tassinee_1 · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

Why is the book called ''The breadwinner'', because breadwinner is the person who provides money or is the source of someone elses survival. It takes place in Afganistan which is a land locked area.This book is about a girl's life under the Taliban's rule. The story started off by showing how life was like in Kabul, Afghanistan under the taliban rule. Where woman and girls are not aloud to go to school or do work. And windows are needed to be painted black because they don't want to see woman inside the house. The men are the ones who was aloud to go to work. If the taliban comes by and see a woman walking alone on the street they can just shoot her or do whatever they like, which is not correct. Woman had no rights at that time. Unluckily the Taliban soldiers took away Parvana's father and he never came back to their house again. She became the leader of the family. Ever since that happened her family had problems, and she(11 year old Parvana) had to disguise herself as a boy and go to the market to get what the family needs, she also works like her dad, translate letters and sell some stationaries as well. Parvana did that for a long time and she even dig up bones from the graveyard to sell them. She found a friend who is in the same situation as her. With luck, somebody bring her dad home, he was very ill though. Then her sister Shauzia decides to marry at age of 14 in Mazar-e Sharif, because she thought that life would be better there and so she can get more education because over there the talibans are not there. But unlucky when they where there (her siblings and mom) (not Paravana and her father), the taliban were there before...Paravana and her friend agreed to meet each other again at the eiffel tower, Paris, France in another 20 years from today...and the story ends...I would like to recommend this book to everybody who wants to know more about people lives...

[sylviasmile · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

The Breadwinner is a richly-written story of Parvana, a young girl growing up in Taliban-occupied Afghanistan. After her father is imprisoned (apparently just for being an educated man), Parvana must dress up as a boy in order to be able to go out into the market and earn money for her family to survive--girls or women were prohibited by the Taliban from going out alone. This book is very important, not only because of the social themes of injustice and oppression, but also because of the personal struggles of the heroine, who grows in courage and love through the hardships she endures. I would recommend it for ages 8 and up.

[090814 · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

it was a decent book i think everybody should read it because the story was intense and risky for the main character and overall good

[kristypratt · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

The Breadwinner was an excellent book about Parvana, an 11 year old girl living in Afghanistan under Taliban control. Every day, she must help her disabled father sell items at the market, fetch water alone at the community well, and come home to a one room apartment in a partially condemned building. Her father is arrested for being educated and taken to prison. Unable to get him released, Parvana has no choice but to cut her hair, dress like a boy and try to sell items at the market to feed her herself, her mother and her two sisters and her brother. To make more money, Parvana takes a job digging up human bones for a while. When her mother and other siblings head to Mazar for her oldest sister to be married, Parvana is left behind as a safety precaution. Her father is finally released from Taliban prison and after hearing that the Taliban captured Mazar, they leave Kabul together to find the rest of the family. I liked this book for several reasons. First, it was very easy to follow and keep up with the characters and events. For example, Parvana had to change her name to Kaseem when she dressed as a boy. Although, her name was used interchangeably throughout the story, it was not difficult to understand which character was being referred to. Another reason that I liked this book was it gave me insight as to how difficult it is for people under the Taliban control to live day to day. The women are not allowed out of their homes, and if they are out, they must be covered completely. Parvana was still young enough to be outside, but only with her father. Many of their personal items, furniture, clothing, food and money are taken by the Taliban during home raids. There are land mines and bombings frequently, so they live in fear constantly. I knew it was not pleasant living there, but was not aware of the details. Finally, I really enjoyed this book because of the message of bravery and survival it conveyed. Parvana had to face the Taliban, secretly hide her identity, provide for her family, help rescue a young woman, and help her disabled father. The bravery of this 11 year old girl during dangerous times in Afghanistan is truly inspirational.

[larasimmons2 · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

The main theme or point of "The Breadwinner" is to discuss the struggle and challenges during the rule of the Taliban. The book centralizes around the oppression of women during the rule. It also addresses the concept of a young girl's approach and commitment to her family. I liked this book for the most part. I think that Paravana is a strong, young role model. I have not read many books this semester with a such a young, strong female character. Her character is believable. For example She is a typical "tween" who argues consistently with her sister and gripes about having to refill the water sources. She also wants to take time off after witnessing horrific and tragic events. I find this typical for a young pre-teen girl.I find that Ellis also challenges the reader. There are not as many books centralizing around Afghanistan. The Taliban rule certainly provides many discussion points: types of government, cultural differences, religious differences. As an older reader, and having done a philosophy and religion major in college, I find that this book broaches some of these subjects. The content of the story really gets the reader thinking about differences in lifestyles. For example, Parvana witnesses thieves getting their arms cut off. Another example is when Parvana chooses to dig up human remains as a way to earn more money. These are things as an American I would not have to worry about. While I think the book is a bit mature in content, it provides important talking points, concerning women's rights, oppression, war, violence, leadership, and work ethics.