Deborah Ellis works as a mental health residential counsellor in Toronto and is the winner of the Governor General's Award in Canada (equivalent to the Carnegie Medal) for her first novel Looking for X.
She was raised in Paris, Ontario and from the time she was 17 she has been a political activist, advocating non-violence. After high school she went to Toronto and worked in the Peace Movement. Later she got involved in the Women's Movement, focusing on women's rights and economic justice.
Deborah has spent a lot of time in Pakistan, in Afghan refugee camps, talking to women and documenting their lives under 20 years of war. Her main engagement continues to be anti-war politics.
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One More MountainA new installment in the bestselling Breadwinner series, set in contemporary Afghanistan Author Deborah Ellis 978-0-19-278693-7 Paperback | 02/02/2023 Price: £7.99 Also available as an ebook |
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The BreadwinnerBestselling story about girl living in war-torn Afghanistan under Taliban rule. Author Deborah Ellis 978-0-19-278738-5 Paperback | 02/02/2023 Price: £7.99 Also available as an ebook |
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My Name is ParvanaFourth book in Deborah Ellis' award-winning Breadwinner series, set in Afghanistan. Author Deborah Ellis 978-0-19-278734-7 Paperback | 02/02/2023 Price: £7.99 Also available as an ebook |
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Parvana's JourneySecond title in the bestselling Breadwinner series, set in Afghanistan. Author Deborah Ellis 978-0-19-278736-1 Paperback | 02/02/2023 Price: £7.99 Also available as an ebook |
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Mud CityThird title in the bestselling Breadwinner series, about Afghan children caught up in war. Author Deborah Ellis 978-0-19-278732-3 Paperback | 02/02/2023 Price: £7.99 Also available as an ebook |
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Rollercoasters: The Prison RunnerWhat would you do to survive against the odds? Author Deborah Ellis 978-1382008471 Pack | 28/11/2019 Price: £8.99 |
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The Breadwinner Graphic NovelA beautiful graphic-novel adaptation of The Breadwinner animated film Author Deborah Ellis 978-0-19-276856-8 Paperback | 03/05/2018 Price: £8.99 |
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The Prison RunnerOne of the most powerful and compelling novels you will ever read about the effect of cocaine production on the children of Bolivia 978-0-19-275548-3 Paperback | 05/06/2008 Price: £6.99 |
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The Heaven ShopThe story of one girl's life in an African village being devastated by the AIDS virus 978-0-19-275435-6 Paperback | 07/04/2005 Price: £6.99 |
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