There is nothing so satisfying as completing another manuscript, knowing I’ve gotten through it one more time. That is the general theme running through my books for young readers.' 'Sometimes I enjoy writing, sometimes I hate it because it takes me away from more pleasurable activities, but always I am compelled to do it. 'I’m fascinated by the capacity of children to cope in a dangerous world, to live in it with joy and dignity. Deborah helped people in Afghanistan by donating books and materials, and traveled to Africa to help research kids living with AIDS as they know it (AIDS-affected regions.)

She has donated more than one million dollars in royalties from her Breadwinner books alone.

She 'walks the talk,' donating most of her royalty income to worthy causes - Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan, Street Kids International, the Children in Crisis Fund of IBBY (International Board on Books for Young People) and UNICEF. Even though her.) 2011ĭeborah is a passionate advocate for the disenfranchised. (There’s not much that upsets young Valli. (In 2011, Deborah Ellis went to Kabul to find out.

Kids of Kabul: Living Bravely through a Never-ending War.

(Two bestselling authors join forces to write a powerful n.) 2007 (Jamar found refuge in a gang after leaving an abusive hom.) 2019

My Story Starts Here: Voices of Young Offenders.

(At her father's funeral, Binti's grandmother utters the w.) 2004 (For twelve-year-old Diego and his family, home is the San.) 2006 (Henri has been living within abbey walls all his life, fi.) 2002 (In this book, Deborah Ellis turns her attention to the mo.) 2009

Children of War: Voices of Iraqi Refugees.

(A person doesn't have to do anything important to get rec.) 2011 (Deborah Ellis has been widely praised for her gripping bo.) 2008

Off to War: Voices of Soldiers' Children.

(The third book in the internationally-bestselling series. (The second book in the internationally-bestselling series.) 2002 (On a military base in post-Taliban Afghanistan, American. (Deborah Ellis's first collection of short stories explore.) 2008 (This is an account of the Afghan War and its tragic after.) 2000 (Jake and his sister Shoshona have been under foster care. (In this urban adventure story, Khyber, a smart, bold, ele.) 1999 (In a rehabilitation center for disabled children, twelve-.) 2004 (The first book in Deborah Ellis’s riveting Breadwinner se.) 2001 (Based on interviews with a young woman forced to flee Ira.) 2014 (Orphaned and plagued with the grief of losing everyone he.) 2010

Moon at nine by deborah ellis