Comments on: Mud City by Deborah Ellis

By: Guadalupe

Guadalupe — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:16:19 +0000

WELL GUD BOOK I RECOMEND TO EVERBODY BUT DO ANY OF YOU GUYS NOW A HOOK FOR THE MUD CITY ONE I WAS WUNDERING IS THIS OK..
“THEY GO TROUGHT THIND,AND PAST THE WAY,THEY COME ON ONE, AND GO OUT TWISE” IS THIS OK AND OR HOW MORE JOYFULL SHOULD I SAY..

By: alayna777

alayna777 — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:01:21 +0000

To Sosan, I am surprised you felt that way. I do want to mention though that the first is older, from 2000 I think and that Deborah Ellis went to Afghanistan and stayed with many people, most of which were living in refugee camps to get the basis of this story. The only places she makes seem awful in these are places under the Taliban. Also, she has recognition from some pretty prestigious award givers, which wouldn’t have given her any if she poorly depicted the ways of life.

By: alayna777

alayna777 — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:53:47 +0000

I loved these books too, but was a little disappointed about Parvana not being in the second. I had to read the first for school, which surprised me because it was a very easy book to read. It has a great story, but does not push vocabulary or reading skills.

By: hira

hira — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:51:56 +0000

i want to make a book report of this story so any one there who can help me out plz???

By: Sosan

Sosan — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 06:21:58 +0000

I read the Parvana, the first book and I absolutely hated it. Why would anyone read these books. It is a fictious representation of Afghan culture and Afghan life. I’m Afghan myself and I had to read this for English. It was so patronising reading something that was so badly researched and so idiotically written. I always knew this series but had never read it because I don’t like the fact that someone who is not Afghan is writing something about my culture and my country. She obviously does not have a clue about what she is writing and made it seem like Afghanistan is hell on earth. Deborah Ellis has written an ignorant story about afghanistan, which is later read by people therefore making them ignorant to afghan culture and way of life. I NEED TO EMPHASISE THAT THIS IS FICTIONAL. And not true in anyway. I felt embarressed for her and cannot believe that she would recieve any recognition for such false and misleading stories. I am DEFINITELY NOT reading the next books. Just writing this is making my blood pressure rise, if i read the other books i’ll have a heart attack.

By: Krystal

Krystal — Tue, 26 May 2009 01:06:37 +0000

I rea The Breadwinner in social studies. I hope to read the next two soon!!!

By: leeann

leeann — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:52:12 +0000

Im only 12 and i live in winnipeg,manitoba but i love this book. Me in school i hardly dont listen i hate reading and wrighting im really no good, but then i heard of this book im only reading the breadwinner because thats the only book i could find but if i do find the second part im definitly going to read it.So for anyone whos not sure if the want to read it i think you should it really great. Now i know why it won so many awards.HA Ah Ha

By: jarod

jarod — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 05:56:03 +0000

in fact the book breadwinner is also called parvana and mud city is also called shauiza…. and i have read parvana (breadwinner) and am half way through parvana’s journey and its great

By: Natasha Maw

Natasha Maw — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:37:42 +0000

Justin – I’m not 100% sure which book you are referring to. I couldn’t find anything under that title. As far as Mud City, it is the third installment of the Parvana series.

By: Justin

Justin — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:44:36 +0000

isint there a book called shaziau not mud city