#Deborah Ellis

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Let me start as saying that Parvana is one of my favorite characters! She’s a wonderful protagonist who shows flaws and makes mistakes. Both the movie and book show Parvana as a very interesting character overall. But both book Parvana and movie Parvana have slight differences from each other. But this is mostly about movie Parvana but I really want to highlight some differences.

The breadwinner by Deborah Ellis

The comparison

Parvana in the start of the book is a very sad and grumpy girl, she wishes to move and explore, to just get away from her crammed life, Parvana craves for the same boring ordinary and happy life she had before the Taliban and reflects that on her thoughts

The breadwinner - “It wasn’t her fault she wasn’t in school! She would rather be there too”

Parvana feels alone and sad for not having any friends or anyone to lean on and talk to. She soon starts to change her attitude slightly and becomes more comfortable and gain more confidence even when she witnessed horrible situations. Parvana constantly proves herself as a stubborn and independent smart girl who is risking her life for her family. Yet in the other books you see her flaws, she continues to be angry (but what teenager isn’t?) and defensive to others. Parvana in conclusion I’m the book has a more outgoing and louder personality than the movie.

Her relationships:

(I’m only going to do her relationships in the movie and all character interactions Parvana had with other characters so……yeah💜)

Parvana and Narullah: Parvana and Narullah have a very sweet and close relationship. Narullah was teacher before the Taliban and seems to often tell Parvana stories about their culture and people. Parvana seems to find comfort and peace in her father’s presence from an outside perspective. After her father is taken away she becomes determined to get him back obtaining hope in finding him and when she does, she tells him the last story he had told him as a way to show her love and appreciation for him and his stories. Narullah sees potential in Parvana as a storyteller and wants to see beer be a child but it’s hard to do that under the Taliban. Narullah is caring and gentle man with a good heart who Parvana sometimes might get annoyed by his soft ways but clearly shows she loves him because of her dedication to get him back. ❤️

Parvana and Fattema: (Both of them had a different relationship from the book but I’m just doing the movie) Fattema seems as a soft spoken and wise woman, she loves her family and is very willing to protect them, she seems closer to her oldest daughter but she seems protective of Parvana

By shielding her so that the man wouldn’t hurt Parvana in the first prison visit. Parvana seems to also worry about her and her sake very often. Though she is sometimes called by her older brother’s name from her mother, she clearly shows lots of love and affection for her mother even if her hopeless demeanor does not match Parvanas hopeful one. ❤️

Parvana and Soraya: Parvana and Soraya have what every sibling relationship has, a lot of teasing, Soraya is quiet and graceful which Parvana dislikes and both often bump heads with Soraya often demanding Parvana for her to either be quiet or to get water. Since Soraya is stuck inside all the time she does seem to take out some frustrations on Parvana. But Soraya obviously loves Parvana,

Both grow closer to the events that unfold through out the movie showing their unity, she also worries for Parvana, Parvana doesn’t agree with Soraya a lot because of her lack of faith in getting their father back, But Parvana does show love and appreciation to Soraya for convincing their mother to let Parvana go back to the prison. 🦋

Parvana and zaki: This is short because Zaki obviously loves Parvana and Parvana loves him, she often pulls on her hair and loves her stories. Zaki did not recognize and trust Parvana when she dressed up as a boy but soon realizes that it’s his sister. Overall, they’re adorable.

Sulaymann and Parvana: Sulaymann and Parvana do not interact in the movie but in Parvana’s story she is portraying her grief through a story made from her brother. Parvana and Sulaymann may have had a close relationship because Parvana is expressing her sadness over his death during the movie. Sulaymann was a very important character in parvanas character development.

Parvana and Razaq: Razaq is my favorite character because we see something as tragic as the death of his wife hit him hard which Parvana did not expect. Razaq shows compassion to Parvana and her situation even if it cost him his life just because a little girl showed him kindness. Parvana and Razaq symbolizes men in Afghanistan who don’t always have the same opinion and Razaq was like a second father to Parvana (maybe that’s why he looked a lot to Narullah) Parvana saw good in him and Razaq proved it to her. What else is there to say? 💙💙

Parvana and Idrees: These are two opposite characters since Idrees is the antagonist and a representation of the Taliban especially young men. Idrees was an old student of Narullah who joins the Taliban. He was the sole reason why Narullah got arrested and why Parvana had to dress as a boy. Idrees’s first interaction with Parvana wasn’t really an interaction and very creepy.

“She’s old enough to marry, I’ll be looking for a wife soon.”

This line got Narullah mad and Idrees mad from his rejection, later on Parvana and Idrees have another encounter with this one ending with a brick on his face. He’s then sent away to fight never to be seen again. Parvana and Idrees were characters that seem worlds apart, Parvana obviously harbors hate for him because of he did and no one could blame her. Parvana is rightfully reasonable for hating him and hitting with a brick. And Idrees from what we could get is that he’s a stupid boy who doesn’t realize the situation he’s in until he fires a gun, it kinda summons sympathy for him since he looks no older than 17 but he’s still a horrible person who did horrible actions. I personally for some reason think Idrees and Parvana would have gotten along or shared interest if he had been a normal boy with no relationship to the Taliban and he wouldn’t have been such a violent boy. In the Art of the breadwinner book, in the character design part in page 160 it says for Idrees “In a decent, simpler world, Idrees would have gotten to know Parvana, he would have heard her voice”.

Parvana and Shauzia: The best for last, Parvana and Shauzia had a great friendship, both connected from their shared situation and shared parts about themselves they couldn’t share to anyone. They supported and helped each other in many ways and I will always cry when parvana says goodbye to Shauzia. Parvana was quiet and wiry while Shauzia was energetic and free, both were friends with different perspectives and life’s but they had connected and remained close.

Shauzia and Parvana were the 2 main leads and they showed an excellent example of friendship, survival and struggle and parvana seems to really appreciate her and Shauzia seems to enjoy being with Parvana which is really heartwarming. ❤️❤️❤️

I’m sorry it was long. Since the book and movie are very different I think of different events that happened after the movie in my own way which includes the books and all of these characters but again for another time. I would have included Asif and other characters but they don’t appear in the movie I couldn’t but this was actually really fun to write🩵💜

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🐈 The Cat at the Wall by Deborah Ellis

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

Clare, a middle school bully, dies and comes back as a cat in the West Bank and witnesses firsthand the struggle between the Palestinians and the Israeli occupation. She follows two Israeli soldiers as they commandeer a house, but she soon realizes there’s a boy hiding beneath the floorboards.

I have mixed feelings about this book.

On one hand I really liked how Deborah Ellis told this story as two timelines mingle with each other, but also how Clare grows in character. I thought this was a good middle grade venture into the current conflict (I say current because from when it was published in 2014, there is still an occupation as of today).

On the other hand, she tried to make up both groups of individuals rather than cemented groups. She made characters individualistic rather than forming a bias towards one side or the other. This sounds great, but if you know the deeper history of Palestine and Israel, you know that it is an occupation through and through. Some people commented that Deborah Ellis favored the Palestinian story over the Israeli one, but I thought she didn’t favor it enough.

Am I biased? Probably. But these are my thoughts. I’d still rate the book a solid 3 stars ⭐️because I like the way she told the story despite my own trangressions.

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Bookish 2000s kid reading list (🇨🇦 Specifically Canadian Edition 🇨🇦)

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It's hard to remember that I used to sleep in a bed and had to do my homework before I could watch television and play with my friends. It's hard to remember that we used to have ice cream and cakes to eat. Was that really me? Did I really leave a big piece of cake on my plate one day because I didn't feel like eating it? That must have been a dream. That couldn't have been my life. My life is dust and rocks and rude boys and skinny babies

Deborah Ellis, Parvana's Journey

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Books we read aloud in 2022 - 2023.

Read but not pictured: Skin We are In: A celebration of the evolution of skin colour by Sindiwe Magona & Nina Jablonski, illustrated by Lynn Fellman

Books without legible titles are Front Desk by Kelly Yang and The Shortest Day by Susan Cooper.

And this means I've been on tumblr for a year, because my opening post was about what books we read in 2021 - 2022

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would we say Miss Deborah Jenkyns haunts the narrative of Cranford?

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True Blood (2008-2014) tv series

-(finished) watchin' Season 3- 8/1/2024- 3 stars- on Max (Hulu)

68% Rotten Tomatoes

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Supernatural- American Folklore (Urban Legends)

Urban legends s a genre of folklore concerning stories about an unusual (usually scary) or humorous event that many people believe to be true but largely are not. These legends can be entertaining but often concern mysterious peril or troubling events, such as disappearances and strange objects or entities.

Bloody Mary, The Woman In White, The Hookman, Candyman. These are all folk tales. Scary stories to tell in the dark. But sometimes, they become real. If you repeat them enough. Or if you tell them in the place where it all become. They stop being cautionary tales and they become hauntings. Then it's up to people like us to put them to bed. Afterall, it's all Tall tales.....

Find our new Halloween videos and edits here! Our Halloween edits throughout the years!

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CHILDHOOD’S END by Arthur C. Clarke (New York: Ballantine, 1953) Cover by Richard Powers.

(New York: Ballantine, 1953) Cover by Richard Powers. • (London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1954) Cover by Deborah Jones

(London: Pan 1956) Cover by Gerard Quinn. 8 • (New York: Ballantine, 1960) Cover by Richard Powers • (London: Great Pan, 1961) Cover by S.R. Boldero.

(New York: Ballantine, 1969) No artist credit. • (London: Pan, 1970) Cover by Cris Foss.

(New York: Ballantine, 1972) Cover by Dean Ellis. • (…1976) Cover by Stanislaw Fernandes.

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Sonic the Comic #76: "The Big Decision"

Writer: Nigel Kitching Art: Richard Elson Letters: Ellie de Ville

Editor: Deborah Tate Assistant Editor: Audrey Wong Editorial Assistance: William Potter

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Hym Saturday: "Softly and Tenderly" Keith and Kristyn Getty, Vince Gill, Ellie Holcomb, Sierra Hull, and Deborah Klemme

Tagging: @jrob64 @snowbellewells @kmomof4 @whimsicallyenchantedrose

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Escape Room

directed by Adam Robitel, 2019

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Escape Room (2019) ❓

Some fun ideas but either Saw or Cube are better escape room movies than Escape Room.

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15 Grumpy Boss Romantic Comedy Books

When I told my husband what the topic of this week’s rec list was, he was like, “shouldn’t we be discouraging that type of relationship?” Well, yes, if romance books were the real world. There’s generally an inherent sense of “wrongness” to boss/employee romances, which is one of the staples of the trope. The characters KNOW it’s a terrible idea that is likely to end badly, and that adds a level…

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Years would go by. She would become the Wild Woman of Afghanistan, then the Old Wild Woman. She would live to be a very old woman because she would get lots of fresh air and exercise and would never get married. She would be her own boss all her life.

Deborah Ellis, My Name is Parvana

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True Blood (2008-2014) tv series

-(started) watchin' Season 5- 11/6/2024- on Max