by Reina Chaiekh | Feb 26, 2026
How is Parvana able to go free?
by Reina Chaiekh | Feb 26, 2026
Why does Parvana feel compelled to return to the ruins of the school? What would you have told her to do? What happens to her when she gets there?
by Reina Chaiekh | Feb 26, 2026
We learn that it was Shauzia who had told Parvana to “say nothing … not a word” (page 191) if she were captured. What do you think of her advice?
by Reina Chaiekh | Feb 26, 2026
What kind of place do the children come to? What is the atmosphere there?
by Reina Chaiekh | Feb 26, 2026
What would have happened to the children if they had not left when they did?
