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The Breadwinner (Afghanistan) by Deborah Ellis 
In Afghanistan, a country controlled by the Taliban, a radical religious faction that allows only men to work and forbids women to go to school, work, or even outside their homes without a male escort, a courageous young woman pretends to be a boy in war-torn Kabul in order to support her family. Ages 10 + |
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