She is determined to earn money to buy her passage out of the country. Shauzia finally decides to leave the camp and try her luck on the streets. Mud City: Parvana's best friend, fourteen-year-old Shauzia, has escaped the misery of her life in Kabul, only to end up in a refugee camp in Pakistan. The strength of their bond makes it possible to survive the most desperate conditions The children travel together, forging a kind of family out of sheer need. She soon meets other children who are victims of war - an infant boy in a bombed-out village, a nine-year-old girl who thinks she has magic powers over landmines, and a boy with one leg. Despite her youth, Parvana sets out alone, masquerading as a boy. Parvana's father has just died, and her mother, sister, and brother could be anywhere in the country. Parvana's journey: The Taliban still control Afghanistan, but Kabul is in ruins. That is, until the Taliban hauls away her father and Parvana realizes that it's up to her to become the "breadwinner" and disguise herself as a boy to support her mother, two sisters, and baby brother Barred from attending school, shopping at the market, or even playing in the streets of Kabul, Parvana is trapped inside her family's one-room home. The breadwinner: Since the Taliban took over Afghanistan, 11-year-old Parvana has rarely been outdoors.
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