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    Breshna (Great Stories: Intermediate): Wayzgoose Graded Readers
    Breshna (Great Stories: Intermediate): Wayzgoose Graded Readers
    Breshna (Great Stories: Intermediate): Wayzgoose Graded Readers
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    Breshna (Great Stories: Intermediate): Wayzgoose Graded Readers

    By Shakila Jawaid

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    Breshna is a young girl in Afghanistan. Because her family is poor, she has to help her mother with work to earn money, although what she really longs to do is go to school. One day, she is offered the chance to attend a private school with a scholarship. Will her life finally change for the better?

     

    The story of Breshna brings readers into a world they might know little about. Written by an Afghan author and illustrated with photos from contemporary Afghanistan, this story will challenge you to understand a culture and circumstances that might be very different from your own. What will you do with this new awareness?

     

    Written at an intermediate level, this book includes pre-reading vocabulary, cultural information, and discussion questions to prepare you to read the story of Breshna. A post-reading note from the translator and discussion/writing questions help you process the ideas and information.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWayzgoose Press
    Release dateNov 27, 2023
    ISBN9798223746812
    Breshna (Great Stories: Intermediate): Wayzgoose Graded Readers

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      Breshna (Great Stories - Shakila Jawaid

      Breshna

      BRESHNA

      GREAT STORIES: INTERMEDIATE

      SHAKILA JAWAID

      Translated by

      AHMAD RESHAD ATTAI

      Wayzgoose Press

      Copyright © 2023 by Wayzgoose Press

      Story by Shakila Jawaid; translated from Dari by Ahmad Reshad Attai

      Edited by Ceri Hammond and Dorothy Zemach

      With special thanks to Steven Hirschhorn for assistance with leveling

      Cover design by GetCovers.com

      Cover photo by Ahmad Reshad Tahiry

      Photo of the Hazrat Ali shrine by Scott Avery

      Photo of the Kunar Opportunity Center boys’ class courtesy of Irshad Qazikhil

      All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the author, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

      CONTENTS

      Before You Read

      1. A New Beginning

      2. At the Front

      3. School at Last?

      4. What Hope for the Future?

      After You Read

      A Letter from the Translator

      About the Author

      Additional books from Wayzgoose Press

      For the Afghan girls who have suffered so much but still have the hope of finding a beautiful future in a world filled with respect, kindness and love.

      BEFORE YOU READ

      The story of Breshna is based on the true case of a typical family living in Afghanistan under difficult circumstances.

      Look at the map of Afghanistan and its neighbors.

      Afghanistan is a country located in a sensitive area of Central Asia. On the one hand, it is connected to the Indian Subcontinent and other countries in Central Asia; on the other hand, it is connected to the People’s Republic of China,

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