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Parvana's Promise by Deborah Ellis

dariasaphie's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.0

yursh's review against another edition

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emotional informative fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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5.0

Have to thank my daughter for introducing me to this series. We read the first three books together. She did not want to read the fourth and that's ok but I wanted to see how it ended.

Such an amazing book.
Sad and depressing and uplifting all at the same time. I don't think I can fully comprehend what people go through in Afghanistan especially the women and children BUT reading Deborah Ellis gives you a window into that world.
And what a world she writes about.

I don't want to give away anything so let's just leave it that I highly recommend this book

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5.0

So sad when her mum died but amazing story!

ivinklerkomaric's review against another edition

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4.0

Bookoplathon 2022. – Small book <300
Globalni ciljevi: druga kultura, nastavak serijala

Ovaj mi je dio najtužniji od sva četiri. Ozbiljniji je, Parvana je sad djevojka, više nema one dječje razigranosti i neozbiljnosti koja je ublažavala strahote s kojima su se suočavali.
U knjizi se prožimaju dvije radnje. U jednoj Parvanina majka osniva školu za djevojke i opisane su i lijepe i ružne stvari koje im se događaju. U drugoj Parvanu, nakon uništenja škole, zbog spleta nesretnih okolnosti zarobljavaju Amerikanci koji misle da je teroristica.
Bilo mi je teško i tužno čitati, uvijek me strašno rastuže priče o Afganistanu i svim zlima s kojima se žene tamo bore. Srećom, kraj nam ipak daje malecku nadu u bolje sutra.

dianaliliana's review against another edition

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4.0

Soooo also wie bewerte ich jetzt dieses Buch.....
Es geht hier um das afghanische Mädchen Parvana, die mit Ihrer Mutter zusammen in einer Schule wohnt, die spendenfinanziert ist. Nach den langen Jahren der Talibanherrschaft, die mehr oder weniger vorbei ist, hat sie hier endlich ein "normales" Leben .... Was wir so als normal einstufen würden denn in dem Dorf, zu dem die Schule gehört ist eine Schule für Mädchen nicht unbedingt normal. Anfangs läuft die Schule gut und alle Schülerinnen lernen gerne. Parvana auch. Nur manchmal vermisst sie ihr Leben auf der Straße, in dem sie als Junge erkleidet Geld verdient hatte. Heute muß sie wenn sie in das Dorf geht aufpassen was sie tut oder sagt, denn manche Männer finden es garnicht gut, dass Mädchen selbständig sind und lernen. Die Taliban und ihre frauenverachtenden Regeln sind auch immer noch allgegenwärtig.

Das Buch beginnt mit Parvana als Gefangener. Sie wurde vom ausländischen Militär (ich denke es sind Amerikaner, sprechen jedenfalls englisch) aufgegriffen und verdächtigt eine Terroristin zu sein. Das Problem: es wurden Waffen auf dem Schulgelände gefunden und Parvana war die einzige Anwesende. Das Mädchen schweigt allerdings und redet mit den Soldaten kein Wort.

Was genau passiert ist, erfährt man aus zahlreichen Rückblenden. Was ich auch nicht wusste, zu Parvana gibt es noch mindestens 2 Vorgeschichten von der Autorin. Das Buch lässt sich super auch ohne Vorwissen lesen aber ich fand es schade von den Vorgängern nur über das Nachwort zu erfahren...

Zu meiner Bewertung:
Ja ich fand das Buch gut. Es war mal wieder eins von denen, in die ich hineinversetzen konnte. Das passiert mir irgendwie immer wenn ich finde das die Hauptperson ungerecht behandelt wird ;)
Allerdings hat die Story ein paar kleine schnitzer....
Parvana ist mir zu Blauäugig, was die Waffen in dem Schuppen angeht. Wer bitteschön beobachtet denn, das Taliban-Kämpfer Dinge im Schuppen unterbringen und meldet das nicht. Gerade, weil die Schule ja von Hilfsorganisationen aufgebaut worden ist. Dann ist das Buch etwas zu kurz. Parvana hat eine etwas unharmonische Beziehung zu ihrer Mutter, was leider nicht gut ausgearbeitet wurde.

ACHTUNG SPOILER:
Das ihre Freundin dann später als weiblicher Agent wieder auftaucht fand ich schon ein bisschen überspitzt. Wer schickt ein Kind los um Kinder zu retten....

Lange Rede kurzer Sinn. Ich finde dass das Buch einen kleinen Einblick in die Situation von Frauen in Afghanistan gibt und evtl. unsere Teenies ein bisschen aufrüttelt. Als Roman vollkommen in Ordnung, allerdings denke ich ich muss dringend das Buch von Malala lesen um mich mal so richtig zu informieren.

ljrinaldi's review against another edition

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5.0

Caputured

This book appears, from what the author said, to have been written after the first three books in the series, as, like L. Frank Baum and Sir Arthur Cowen Doyle, the fans asked for more, and so Deborah wrote one more book, and this was, to me, the best.

The story begins with Parvana being captured by the Americans, but we don't know why, or what is going on. Gradually, with each other chapter going back and forth in time, we learn how she came to be where she is.

A fine conclusion to the whole Breadwinner series. Parvana has grown up.

Recommend the whole dang series, for middle-school readers, but good for adults too. A quick, two hour or so read, for adults, but compelling enough that I had to read the whole series.

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5.0

Like the rest of the books, this tells harsh lessons that children growing up in war zones often learn. Beautiful writing and I'm so glad to learn what happened to Parvana and Shauzi and the rest of this cast of characters. This series is easily set to become a classic like Farewell to Manzanar or The House on Mango Street.

annamontana's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful informative tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

This is the 4th in the Breadwinner series, continuing the story of Parvana, a girl in Afghanistan. The book starts with Parvana being questioned by foreign military and then switches between the military timeline and the school that her mother opened to teach girls and the issues they have. The 2 story lines do merge at the end.
This is older middle grade or early young adult and there are realities of war and life in Afghanistan that are in the book that may shock sensitive children. A good opportunity to talk to children about war, refugees, women's rights/basic human rights.

emrobreads's review against another edition

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4.0

This along with the others in The Breadwinner series are quick, but moving reads. Reading about everything Parvana went through, and looking at how much love she and her family had for her country in spite of the war and pain they experienced, really makes me see just how much we take for granted here. I can't imagine living through half of what these kids did!

This was my favorite of the whole series (my second fave being Parvana's Journey in the Breadwinner Trilogy). While the events were tragic, I loved seeing how the school came together and the heart that Parvana and her Mom had for the girls and women in their country. Also, it was great to see Asif and little Hassan were still around.

This series is geared for younger readers, certainly, but it was one I was glad to pick up. It would be great for middle grade readers, especially to open their eyes to the experiences of others. There are many parts that are very hard to read, so sensitive kids might find it tougher, but even throughout the pain, there maintains a sense of hope, which I love.