the desert.
Coalition â A collection of diverse groups coming
together for a specific purpose.
Democracy â A system of government where citizens choose
their leaders and tell them what to do.
Depleted uranium â Radioactive waste product from
enriching uranium; it is added to weapons to make them more deadly.
Dictator â A leader who rules by force and does not
tolerate dissent.
Dinar â A form of currency in several countries,
including Iraq and Jordan.
Guerrilla â An armed fighter who engages in
unconventional warfare.
Hijab â A head covering worn by some Muslim women.
Inflation â When the price of goods goes up but the value
of money goes down.
Insurgent â Someone who takes up
weapons against the official government.
Kurds â An ethnic group from Kurdistan, an area that
currently occupies parts of Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey.
Mandaean Sabians â Followers of a very old religion that
reveres John the Baptist.
Mehdi Army â A Shia Muslim guerrilla army, formed in Iraq
after the US invasion in 2003.
Muslim â A follower of the religion of Islam.
NGO â Non-governmental organization.
9/11 â September 11, 2001, the day planes attacked the
Pentagon in Washington and the World Trade Center in New York City.
Refugees â People who have to leave their home country
because their lives are in danger.
Sanctions â Economic and diplomatic
âpunishmentsâ one nation can impose on another to try to bring about policy
change.
Sectarian â An interpretation of a religion; sectarian
violence refers to violence between different branches of the same religion.
Shia â A branch of Islam.
Sunni â A branch of Islam.
Terrorist â Someone who uses violence or the threat of
violence to force others to behave in a certain way; generally, terrorism targets
civilian populations.
UNICEF â United Nations International Childrenâs
Emergency Fund; an agency that helps governments (especially in developing countries)
improve the health and education of children and mothers.
Visa â A document allowing someone to enter another
country.
White phosphorus â A chemical that can be used to light
up areas of a battlefield; it is also mixed with explosives to create weapons that start
large fires.
About the Author
DEBORAH ELLIS has achieved international acclaim with her
courageous and dramatic books that give Western readers a glimpse into the lives of
children in developing countries. She is best known for her Breadwinner trilogy, which
has been published around the world in seventeen languages, with more than half a
million dollars in royalties donated to Street Kids
International and to Women for
Women , an organization that supports education projects for Afghan girls in refugee
camps in Pakistan.
Royalties from this book are being donated to the Children in Crisis
Fund of IBBY, the International Board on Books for Young People .
Also by Deborah Ellis
FICTION
Looking for X
The Breadwinner
Parvanaâs Journey
Mud City
The Breadwinner Trilogy
(Anthology)
A Company of Fools
The Heaven Shop
I Am a Taxi
Sacred Leaf
Jackal in the Garden: An Encounter with Bihzad
Jakeman
Bifocal
(Co-written with Eric Walters)
Lunch With Lenin and Other Stories
No Safe Place
NONFICTION
Three Wishes: Israeli and Palestinian Children Speak
Our Stories, Our Songs: African Children Talk
About Aids
Off to War: Voices of Soldiersâ Children
Children of War: Voices of Iraqi Refugees
About the Publisher
Groundwood Books, established in 1978, is dedicated to the
production of children's books for all ages, including fiction, picture books and
non-fiction. We publish in Canada, the United States and Latin America. Our books aim to
be of the highest possible quality in both language and illustration. Our primary focus
has been on works by Canadians, though we
Coalition â A collection of diverse groups coming
together for a specific purpose.
Democracy â A system of government where citizens choose
their leaders and tell them what to do.
Depleted uranium â Radioactive waste product from
enriching uranium; it is added to weapons to make them more deadly.
Dictator â A leader who rules by force and does not
tolerate dissent.
Dinar â A form of currency in several countries,
including Iraq and Jordan.
Guerrilla â An armed fighter who engages in
unconventional warfare.
Hijab â A head covering worn by some Muslim women.
Inflation â When the price of goods goes up but the value
of money goes down.
Insurgent â Someone who takes up
weapons against the official government.
Kurds â An ethnic group from Kurdistan, an area that
currently occupies parts of Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey.
Mandaean Sabians â Followers of a very old religion that
reveres John the Baptist.
Mehdi Army â A Shia Muslim guerrilla army, formed in Iraq
after the US invasion in 2003.
Muslim â A follower of the religion of Islam.
NGO â Non-governmental organization.
9/11 â September 11, 2001, the day planes attacked the
Pentagon in Washington and the World Trade Center in New York City.
Refugees â People who have to leave their home country
because their lives are in danger.
Sanctions â Economic and diplomatic
âpunishmentsâ one nation can impose on another to try to bring about policy
change.
Sectarian â An interpretation of a religion; sectarian
violence refers to violence between different branches of the same religion.
Shia â A branch of Islam.
Sunni â A branch of Islam.
Terrorist â Someone who uses violence or the threat of
violence to force others to behave in a certain way; generally, terrorism targets
civilian populations.
UNICEF â United Nations International Childrenâs
Emergency Fund; an agency that helps governments (especially in developing countries)
improve the health and education of children and mothers.
Visa â A document allowing someone to enter another
country.
White phosphorus â A chemical that can be used to light
up areas of a battlefield; it is also mixed with explosives to create weapons that start
large fires.
About the Author
DEBORAH ELLIS has achieved international acclaim with her
courageous and dramatic books that give Western readers a glimpse into the lives of
children in developing countries. She is best known for her Breadwinner trilogy, which
has been published around the world in seventeen languages, with more than half a
million dollars in royalties donated to Street Kids
International and to Women for
Women , an organization that supports education projects for Afghan girls in refugee
camps in Pakistan.
Royalties from this book are being donated to the Children in Crisis
Fund of IBBY, the International Board on Books for Young People .
Also by Deborah Ellis
FICTION
Looking for X
The Breadwinner
Parvanaâs Journey
Mud City
The Breadwinner Trilogy
(Anthology)
A Company of Fools
The Heaven Shop
I Am a Taxi
Sacred Leaf
Jackal in the Garden: An Encounter with Bihzad
Jakeman
Bifocal
(Co-written with Eric Walters)
Lunch With Lenin and Other Stories
No Safe Place
NONFICTION
Three Wishes: Israeli and Palestinian Children Speak
Our Stories, Our Songs: African Children Talk
About Aids
Off to War: Voices of Soldiersâ Children
Children of War: Voices of Iraqi Refugees
About the Publisher
Groundwood Books, established in 1978, is dedicated to the
production of children's books for all ages, including fiction, picture books and
non-fiction. We publish in Canada, the United States and Latin America. Our books aim to
be of the highest possible quality in both language and illustration. Our primary focus
has been on works by Canadians, though we
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