by boot | Mar 13, 2025
Read Mrs. Weera’s words (page 116): “These are unusual times. They call for ordinary people to do unusual things just to get by.” Ask students to draw or paint a scene or image from the novel that they think best illustrates this idea. Have them include a title for...
by boot | Mar 13, 2025
Draw students’ attention to the mother and Mrs. Weera’s magazine and why it was so brave of them to have created it. Read from page 164 “… copies are being sent out to women all over the world. She has helped to let the world know what is happening in Afghanistan.”...
by boot | Mar 13, 2025
Talk with students about how the author infuses the novel with some humor, despite the grimness of the themes. Ask students to recall or look for examples of humor in the novel, and discuss how the author has created it (e.g., through dialogue, Parvana’s thoughts, the...
by boot | Mar 13, 2025
Talk with students about how the book is told from Parvana’s point of view (even though it is written in the third person). Have students choose a scene from the book and think about it from another character’s point of view. Have them write and perform (live or on...
by boot | Mar 13, 2025
In the classroom or another area in the school, work with students to create an area that is the same size as Parvana’s (“ten regular steps one way and twelve regular steps the other way”). You might set up sheets or large pieces of cardboard for walls and include...
