Kids of Kabul

<p><strong>Since its publication in 2000, hundreds of thousands of children all over the world have read and loved <em>The Breadwinner</em>, the fictional story of eleven-year-old Parvana living in Kabul under the terror of the Taliban. </strong><strong >But what happened to Afghanistan’s children after the fall of the Taliban in 2001? </strong><strong>In 2011, Deborah Ellis went to Kabul to find out. </strong></p> <p>The twenty-six boys and girls featured in this book range in age from ten to seventeen, and they speak candidly about their lives now. They are still living in a country at war. Violence and oppression exist all around them. The situation for girls has improved, but it is still difficult and dangerous. And many children — boys and girls — are still supporting their families by selling items like pencils and matches on the street.</p> <p>Yet these kids are weathering their lives with remarkable courage and hope, getting as much education and life experience and fun as they can.</p> <p>All royalties from the sale of <em>Kids of Kabul</em> will go to Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan (<a href="www.cw4wafghan.ca">www.cw4wafghan.ca)</a>, which administers Parvana’s Fund, supporting schools, libraries and literacy programs for Afghan women and children.</p> <p><strong>Key Text Features</strong><br> photographs<br> maps<br> glossary<br> introduction<br> historical context<br> additional information</p> <p><strong>Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:</strong></p> <p>CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.6<br> Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.</p> <p>CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.6<br> Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text.</p> <p>CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.9<br> Compare and contrast one author's presentation of events with that of another (e.g., a memoir written by and a biography on the same person).</p>