PRESENTATION OUTLINE
THE BREADWINNER ABC'S OF SURVIVAL
A is for Ali
Ali is Parvana's baby brother.
Found in Chapter 2, Page 19
B is for Burqa
A burqa is a long, tent like garment the Taliban make women wear.
Found in Chapter 2, Page 20
C is for Chador
A chador is a piece of cloth girls wear outside.
Found in Chapter 1, Page 7
D is for Dream
Parvana has these dreams that she is the fierce warrior Malai.
Found in Chapter 4, Page 47
E is for Escort
In Afghanistan women couldn't go outside without a man.
Found on Chapter 1, Page 2
F is for Father
Parvana loves her father very much and is devastated when he is taken to prison
Found in Chapter 1, Page 31
G is for Graves
Parvana & Shauzia dig graves to get extra money to buy trays.
Found in Chapter 10, Page 104
H is for Hossian
Hossian is Parvana's older brother who died.
Found in Chapter 2, Page 25
I is for International
This novel takes place in a different country.
Found on Chapter 1, Page 1
J is for Job
Parvana's job is to work at the market and sell stuff.
Found in Chapter 7, Page 74
K is for Kaseem
Kaseem is Parvana's fake boy name she uses when she's disguised as a boy.
Found in Chapter 7, Page 75.
L is for Leg
Parvana's father has a false leg he's forced to sell because they need the money.
Found in Chapter 1, Page 15
M is for Market Place
Parvana is always at the market place working and purchasing items.
Found in Chapter 1, Page 7
N is for Nooria
Parvana's high school sister who teases Parvana a lot.
Found on Chapter 1, Page 7
O is for Onions
Parvana bought onions at the vegetable stand.
Found on Chapter 6, Page 71
P is for Parvana
Parvana is the main character who is brave and strong.
Found on Chapter 1, Page 7.
Q is for Quickly
Parvana & Shauzia quickly dig up bones to make more money.
Found on Chapter 10, Page 104
R is for Reading
For a while Parvana's job is to read peoples letters.
Found on Chapter 7, Page 77
S is for Shauzia
Parvana's best friend who also disguises herself as a boy.
Found on Chapter 9, Page 95
T is for Tea Boy
Parvana & Shauzia work as Tea Boys to get enough money to buy a tray.
Found on Chapter 9, Page 98
U is for University
Parvana's parents are educated from a university in Europe.
Chapter 2, Page 30
V is for Vest
The Taliban wear vests. Found on Chapter 7, Page 77
W is for Window Woman
The window woman is this mysterious person who drops gifts to Parvana.
Found on Chapter 8, Page 93
X is for eXplosions
Parvana is scared a land mine is going to explode and kill her.
Found on Chapter 10, Page 105
Y is for MarYam
Maryam was Parvana's little sister.
Found on Chapter 1, Page 8
Z is for shalwar kameeZ
Parvana doesn't want her mom to sell her good shalwar kameez.
Found on Chapter 2, Page 24