"The fifth title in the Breadwinner series, exploring the plight of women in Taliban controlled Afghanistan"
Award winning author Deborah Ellis’s fifth title in the Breadwinner series began when Parvana was just a girl – a girl who was brave enough to stand up to the Taliban for her rights and those of all the girls she grew up with.
Never far from danger, Parvana’s absolute conviction, combined with her intelligence, gave her the courage and the capacity to make a difference. Set during the withdrawal of the US and UK forces in the August 2021 the latest episode of the story tells of Parvana’s work protecting girls and women suffering under the un-liberated rule of the Taliban and, in particular, the story of how her family’s attempt to leave for new opportunities in the US were thwarted by the evacuation.
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It's 2021, and the Taliban have regained power in Afghanistan. Parvana and Shauzia, the brave protagonists of The Breadwinner, must now flee to escape new dangers from an old enemy.
It has been 20 years since Parvana and Shauzia had to disguise themselves as boys to support themselves and their families. But when the Taliban were defeated in 2001, it looked as if Afghans could finally rebuild their country.
Many things have changed for Parvana since then. She has married Asif, who she met in the desert as she searched for her family when she was a child. She runs a school for girls. She has a son, Rafi, who is about to fly to New York, where he will train to become a dancer.
While Asif tries to get Parvana's sister, Maryam, and Rafi on one of the last flights out of Kabul, the Taliban come to the school, and Parvana must lead the girls out of Green Valley and into the mountains.
Deborah Ellis is an award-winning author, a feminist and a peace activist who has spent a lot of time in Pakistan, in Afghan refugee camps.
The Breadwinner series has been rejacketed with stunning illustrations by Shamsia Hassani – one of the first female graffiti artists of Afghanistan.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed One More Mountain and determined it is suitable for children aged 11-14 years old
One More Mountain features in the following genres: Featured Books for 13+ readers, Recommendations, Gritty Reads, Julia Eccleshare's Picks of the Month, Stories about Family and Friends, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Featured Books for 11+ readers
One More Mountain is available in Paperback, Ebook
One More Mountain was written by Deborah Ellis and published by Oxford University Press
One More Mountain has 179 pages
£7.19
