Breadwinner : a graphic novel by Tanaka, Shelley 

BTSB Prebound(Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, 2018)

BTSB #: 307161 Available

Dewey: 741.5/NAges: 10-14   
AR: 2.5 MG RC: 5.5 6-8 Lexile: 510 GN F&P: Z

Genres:

Subjects: Taliban - Fiction Graphic novels Family life - Fiction Women's rights - Fiction Gender role - Fiction Disguise - Fiction Kabul (Afghanistan) - Fiction Afghanistan - Fiction

Summary: A graphic-novel adaptation of the story of eleven-year-old Parvana who must disguise herself as a boy to support her family during the Taliban's rule in Afghanistan.

Kite runner by Hosseini, Khaled 

Paperback(Riverhead Books, 2013)

BTSB #: 464646 Available

Dewey: FAges: 14-18   
AR: 5.2 UG RC: 6.8 9-12 Lexile: 840

Genres: General Fiction

Subjects: Male friendship - Fiction Social classes - Fiction Betrayal - Fiction Boys - Fiction Kabul (Afghanistan) - Fiction Afghanistan - Fiction

Summary: Story of the friendship between two boys growing up in Kabul during the final days of the monarchy. When Amir is forced to flee with his prominent and wealthy father for a new life in California, he leaves behind Hassan, the son of his father's servant. Amir cannot, however, leave the memory of Hassan behind him.