Despite their efforts to keep their love secret, the girls are discovered and arrested. It is against the law to be a homosexual in Iran the punishment is death. But as their friendship deepens into romance, the relationship takes a dangerous turn. Sadira is funny, wise and outgoing the two girls become inseparable.
The day she meets Sadira, Farrin’s life changes forever.
If the Revolutionary Guard finds out about her mother’s Bring Back the Shah activities, her family could be thrown in jail or worse. It is 1988 ever since the Shah was overthrown, the deeply conservative and religious government controls every facet of life in Iran. Although she goes to a school for gifted girls in Tehran, as the daughter of an aristocratic mother and wealthy father Farrin must keep a low profile. She received the Ontario Library Association’s President’s Award for Exceptional Achievement, and has been named to the Order of Ontario.Fifteen-year-old Farrin has many secrets. She has won the Governor General’s Award, the Ruth Schwartz Award, and the Vicky Metcalf Award for a Body of Work. As always, Deborah addresses issues of political and social responsibility in a story that speaks to young readers.Ī lifelong small-town Ontarian, Deborah lives in Simcoe. It won the 2013 Aesop Prize from the American Folklore Society.Īnother new book for Deborah is The Cat at the Wall, which is set on Israel’s West Bank, where a cat sneaks into a small Palestinian house that has just been commandeered by two Israeli soldiers. “The novel is a riveting tale of young girls being true to themselves and their love, set against a political and cultural backdrop few readers will have first-hand knowledge of,” writes Quill and Quire.ĭeborah’s previous book, Looks Like Daylight: Voices of Indigenous Kids, is a compelling collection of interviews with Aboriginal and Native American youth aged nine to eighteen. Moon at Nin e, her recent book, is set in Iran and based on a true story. The Breadwinner trilogy alone provided more than $1 million in donations. Deborah gives most of her royalty income to worthy causes such as Street Kids International and UNICEF. Now, she’s author of the international bestseller The Breadwinner, as well as many works of fiction and non-fiction about children all over the world. As a child, Deborah Ellis was “a social isolate” with a rich fantasy life.
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