![]() ![]() This flip flopping was a little hard to follow at first, but once I became used to it, it wasn’t an issue. It is with this silence that Ellis flips back and forth between past and present to tell Parvana’s story. Although the Americans try and try and try some more to get her to talk, Parvana remains silent. ![]() My Name is Parvana is another 2014 MYRCA nominee that tells the story of a teenaged girl living in post-Taliban Afghanistan who was recently captured and imprisoned by American soldiers. This review will not be as insightful as I feel it could or should be, but I’m going to do my best! I haven’t been following the events in Afghanistan overly close, and I feel slightly ashamed for that after reading this book. I feel like there are so many important themes in this book that I’m slightly overwhelmed regarding how to comment on everything I think needs to be commented on. I finished reading My Name is Parvana by Deborah Ellis a number of days ago but wanted some extra time to make notes and think of how to approach this review. ![]() After multiple technical difficulties (clicking “Save Draft” doesn’t seem to mean save draft for some reason, grrr.), here is a brief review for My Name is Parvana. ![]()
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