My Name is Parvana

Deborah Ellis

Dec 2019 · The Breadwinner Book 4 · Penguin Random House Audio · Narrated by Meera Simhan

About this audiobook

In this stunning sequel to The Breadwinner Trilogy, Parvana, now 15-years-old, is found in a bombed-out school and held as a suspected terrorist by American troops in Afghanistan.

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. 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 managed to open a school for girls. But when local men threaten the school, she must draw on every ounce of bravery she possesses to survive the disaster that kills her mother and destroys the school. Ellis' final novel in the series is harrowing, inspiring, and thought-provoking.

About the author

Deborah Ellis won Canada's Governor General's Award in 2000 for her first book, Searching for X. She is also the author of several other books, including Parvana's Journey, winner of the Jane Addams Award and the Ruth Schwartz Children's Book Award, given annually by the Ontario Arts Council and the Canadian Booksellers Association. She lives in Ontario, Canada.

Meera Simhan was born in England. Her bevy of acting credits include the film Date Movie and the television series Invasion, Judging Amy, and Cold Case. Onstage, she has played Juliet in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. She is married to actor Ravi Kapoor, and they live in Los Angeles.