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Parvana

This character is an 11-year-old girl who has to pretend to be a boy in order to support her family after her father is arrested.

Fatana

This character is a woman who worked as a writer for a radio station, before the Taliban ordered women out of the work force. She has four children, and she wants to leave Afghanistan.

Shauzia

This character had to leave school when the Taliban came. She works as a tea boy, until she earns enough money digging bones to save money for a selling tray.

Mrs. Weera

This character worked as a physical education teacher before the Taliban required that she quit her job. She has medals for running. She and her granddaughter move in with friends after the friends’ father is arrested.

Parvana’s Father

This character is a highly educated man who studied in a university in England. He lost...

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