Claudia Manzolelli Libri

In Parvana's Journey , the Taliban still control Afghanistan, but Kabul is in ruins. Parvana's father has just died, and her mother, sister, and brother could be anywhere in the country. Parvana knows she must find them. Despite her youth, Parvana sets out alone, masquerading as a boy. She soon meets other children who are victims of war -- an infant boy in a bombed-out village, a nine-year-old girl who thinks she has magic powers over landmines, and a boy with one leg. The children travel together, forging a kind of family out of sheer need. The strength of their bond makes it possible to survive the most desperate conditions. All royalties from the sale of this book will go to Women for Women, an organization that helps women in Afghanistan.

Albert e Joey sono cresciuti insieme; poi la guerra li separa. Albert, ancora troppo giovane per fare il soldato, è costretto a lasciar partire il suo Joey, venduto alla cavalleria inglese. Giunto in Francia, Joey combatte al fianco degli inglesi, e poi, caduto nelle mani del nemico, si trova a servire i soldati tedeschi, sempre con grande coraggio e generosità. Ma la determinazione che nasce dall'amore non ha confini, e non appena Albert ha l'età per arruolarsi parte a sua volta per il fronte, deciso a ritrovare il suo amato cavallo e a riportarlo a casa. Età di lettura: da 12 anni.

Imagine living in a country in which women and girls are not allowed to leave the house without a man. Imagine having to wear clothes that cover every part of your body, including your face, whenever you go out. In this powerful and realistic tale, eleven-year-old Parvana lives with her family in one room of a bombed-out apartment building in Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital city during the Taliban rule. 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 the crime of having a foreign education, and the family is left without someone who can earn money or even shop for food. As conditions in the family grow desperate, only one solution emerges. Forbidden by the Taliban government to earn money as a girl, Parvana must transform herself into a boy and become the breadwinner.