Claudia Manzolelli Knihy

The second book in The Breadwinner series by award-winning author, Deborah Ellis, tells the story of Parvana, travelling alone across a war-ridden Afghanistan in an attempt to find her family.

Príbeh o veľkom priateľstve v jednej z najkrutejších vojen. Joey je ešte iba žriebä, keď ho kúpi miestny farmár, aby pracoval na jeho farme. O Joeyho sa stará farmárov syn Albert a medzi koňom a chlapcom zakrátko vznikne pevné priateľstvo. Medzitým však vypukne 1. svetová vojna a farmár predá Joeyho armáde. Joey sa dostáva na západný front, kde zažíva množstvo nebezpečných príhod a jeho život visí každý deň iba na vlásku. Nešťastný Albert sa nechá zverbovať do armády a pokúša sa svojho milovaného koňa nájsť, aby si ho mohol odviesť späť domov...

Blankets is the story of a young man coming of age and finding the confidence to express his creative voice. Craig Thompson's poignant graphic memoir plays out against the backdrop of a Midwestern winterscape: finely-hewn linework draws together a portrait of small town life, a rigorously fundamentalist Christian childhood, and a lonely, emotionally mixed-up adolescence.Under an engulfing blanket of snow, Craig and Raina fall in love at winter church camp, revealing to one another their struggles with faith and their dreams of escape. Over time though, their personal demons resurface and their relationship falls apart. It's a universal story, and Thompson's vibrant brushstrokes and unique page designs make the familiar heartbreaking all over again.

Because the Taliban rulers of Kabul, Afghanistan, impose strict limitations on women's freedom and behavior, eleven-year-old Parvana must disguise herself as a boy so that her family can survive after her father's arrest.