This book is about an 11 year old girl called Parvana. She lives in Kabul in Afghanistan in a one roomed apartment. She lives there with her family; her father, her mother, her older sister Nooria, her younger sister Maryam and her little brother Ali.
When her father is put into prison by the Taliban, Parvana must become a "boy" and take up her father's job as a letter reader to earn money and by food for her family. Under the rule of the taliban, women have no rights and must always be accompanied by a male when going out.
Parvana's mother and the rest of the family, exept for her father who is still in prison, go away for Nooria's wedding. Warvana stays behind with a neighbour, Mrs Weera, to wait for her father, in case he gets let out of prison while they are away. Parvana finds a girl called Homa in an empty building and brings her home. Homa tells them that her city, where the rest of the family have gone for Nooria's wedding, has been taken over by the taliban.
Shortly afterwards her father is let out of prison. They set out on a journey to find the rest of the family, and they hope very much that they are alive. Her father dies shortly after starting their journey and Parvana must go on alone.
This story is exiting and sad at the same time , I enjoyed reading it very much and I think it its for readers aged 10-14.
