Summary Of Parvana's Journey

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It’s all finished, I have so many questions. But it’s okay because I can read the next book, Parvana’s Journey. I can connect to the part when Mrs.Weera is going to Pakistan with Homa. I live in Pakistan too, but instead of a camp, I live in a huge, beautiful house. I can also connect to the part where Parvana is thinking that her Mother, brother, and sisters are shot by the Taliban, even though they actually may not be. Once my Mother and Brother (Umair) went to the store, I called my mother 3 times and Umair 2 times. But they won’t pick up my calls, so random thoughts kept on appearing in my brain. I enjoyed this book a lot and I’m looking forward to the second book.

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