The Breadwinner is about a girl named Parvana who lives in Afghanistan. After her father was arrested by the Taliban for being a writer and for being educated in another country, Parvana now has to pretend to be a boy. The reason being, only men can sell things in the market, and women have to be escorted by a male at all times with their burqas on, which cover their entire body and face. In this book you will find out what Parvana has to do to survive in Afghanistan with her helping her family while the Taliban have taken over their country. Will her father come back? How long will Parvana have to pretend to be a boy with a fake identity? Find out in this book, "The Breadwinner."

I liked The Breadwinner for a number of reasons. It has a good main character, suspense, and a good plot. It also has an unexpected ending, which that there isn't an exact ending.

I would recommend this book to people who like a book that's short, has suspense, who enjoy girls as main characters, and is mainly written for ages 11-14. I wouldn't recommend it to people who prefer longer books, that have no suspense, who don't enjoy girls as main characters. Since there's mild violence, and mentioning of killing, I don't recommend the book to littler kids. The Breadwinner is a good short book that I enjoyed and I hope you read it.

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