Week four. Topic 2

If you liked reading Parvana I know a few other books that you also might like. First of all, would not go passed the sequel, Parvana's Journey. It has the same conflict as the novel Parvana because Afghanistan is still being controlled by the Taliban and Parvana's family are still lost. It is about a young girl named Parvana on a massive search all over Afghanistan looking for her family. She is not alone because after a while she meets a few other children who join in the search for her family. It is a great book filled with excitement and conflict. 

Shauzia is another book I would recommend. If you like Deborah Ellis and liked both Parvana and Parvana's Journey then this is the book for you. It is about Parvana's friend that she used to go to school with who is trying to escape from Afghanistan into France. At the start of the book she has made it to Pakistan and is staying in a refugee camp. It shows her great determination to get her final goal. I still shows the impact of poor people in third world countries and how lucky you are to be privileged in a wealthy country.

The last book I would recommend Morris Gleitznoman book, Boy Overboard. It is about two boys who have a dream of playing soccer. Unfortunately, they live in Afghanistan where it is very hard for them to peruse their dream. They have to go to extraordinary lengths to get what they want. They face different threats than Parvana did in her book. They have to avoids pirates, storms, assassins and much more. 

I hope you can check out one of the books I have recommended. 

Week four. Topic 1

Parvana saw her Father limping across the road hanging off two strong men. She dropped the bucket of water Ms Weera sent her to get and ran over to him. She ran faster over to her father then ever before, even when being chased by the Taliban. She wrapped her arms around her father and buried her head in his chest and gasped, “Father.” She looked up to see his face. First she saw his beard, that was a bit bigger than usual, and then his eyes… they were staring right at me with a strange look. That’s when she noticed that this man she had her arms wrapped around was not her father. This new man new what was going on because of all the men being taken away around town. He replied to Parvana, “I’m sorry young girl; I am not your father. But don’t give up hope, I'm sure he's out there trying to come home.” Parvana looked to the ground and walked over to pick up the bucket she had dropped. As she picked up the bucket she looked up and saw two women carrying two young children. Once again Parvana dropped the bucket that was clenched in her hand and ran, but this time she was not disappointed. She got close enough to see Fantana and Noori's face and she new that it was them. For the first time ever Parvana and Noori had a meaningful hug and were pleased at the sight of seeing each other. Parvana's family had just escaped death just like Homa in the north of Afghanistan and were now safe at home still in search for Parvana's father.