The Plot

The main plot of the text is one that keeps you on your toes. You never know when the plot is going to take a new twist and many unexpected things happen. In this blog post, I will be providing a summary of the book Parvana's Journey. The book starts out with summarizing what happened in the prequel- Breadwinner. It then goes on to describe Parvana's journey with her father, and the fact that he taught her to read, and her times tables. In the following chapters Parvana finds an infant named Hassan crying under debris from the bombing. She saves him from the Taliban and continues on her journey. She later comes across a boy in a cave named Asif. Asif is rather bitter and grumpy at the time, but he comes around in the end. They continue walking as they come across many obstacles-one of them being a mine field. When they reach the mine field they meet Leila; she's a girl a bit younger than Parvana. Leila invites her new friends into her home where they lived happily, well-fed, and safely for months. But one day, the area is bombed. They are forced to flee to safety, leaving Leila's helpless grandmother behind for death. They come to find a camp in which they stay for days as Hassan is nursed back to health from his previous ill state. One day, food packages start falling from the sky and everyone in the camp rushes to get some. Of course, there are many packages dropped in the mine field so Leila decides to run and get one. A horrific explosion occurs and Leila's life ends tragically. As heartbreaking as this is, it leads to Parvana finding that her mother is living in the same camp as her. After an emotional roller coaster, the book ends with the happy thought that Parvana has been reunited with her family.