She shows respect for her young readers by giving enough detail for them to understand what is happening without becoming gory. Skillful use of flashbacks and foreshadowing soften the shock of atrocities by giving us clues before they occur. Through careful crafting, Ellis creates a story that is heartrending without being horrific.
The setbacks continue to pile up until at last we realize why Parvana is alone and imprisoned. Students and teachers are driven away by the threats, and without students the school will lose its funding. New laws are in place to protect women’s rights, but old habits and beliefs, die hard. It seems their dreams have come true, but there is danger everywhere. We learn that Parvana’s family has left the refugee camp and started a school for girls. The story unfolds through Parvana’s flashbacks as she endures the various methods employed to make her talk, including food and sleep deprivation. She refuses to acknowledge her captors and remains silent. The story begins with Parvana being interrogated in an American military base after she is discovered in a bombed out school. In this final book in the The Breadwinner series, we meet the indomitable Afghani protagonist, Parvana, again, at the age of 15.
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