{"product_id":"9781773061184","title":"The Breadwinner","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis beautiful graphic-novel adaptation of \u003cem\u003eThe Breadwinner\u003c\/em\u003e animated film tells the story of eleven-year-old Parvana who must disguise herself as a boy to support her family during the Taliban’s rule in Afghanistan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eParvana lives with her family in one room of a bombed-out apartment building in Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital city. Parvana’s father — a history teacher until his school was bombed and his health destroyed — works from a blanket on the ground in the marketplace, reading letters for people who cannot read or write. One day, he is arrested for having forbidden books, and the family is left without someone who can earn money or even shop for food.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs conditions for the family grow desperate, only one solution emerges. Forbidden to earn money as a girl, Parvana must transform herself into a boy, and become the breadwinner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeborah Ellis’s beloved novel has been adapted for film by Aircraft Pictures, Cartoon Saloon and Melusine Productions in association with Angelina Jolie’s production company, jolie pas productions. The animated feature film, directed by Nora Twomey, will launch at festivals in fall 2017, with wide release in late fall 2017.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Groundwood Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47018872111344,"sku":"9781773061184","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781773061184_p0.jpg?v=1769890833","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781773061184","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}