Deborah Ellis Bio | Wiki
Deborah Ellis is a famous Canadian fiction writer and activist. In her writing, she writes themes concerned with the sufferings of persecuted children in the Third World. She was named to the Order of Ontario in 2016. In addition, in 2022, she authored her fifth book, One More Mountain.
Deborah Ellis Age
She was born in Cochrane, Ontario, Canada on August 7, 1960. Ellis is 63 years old and celebrates her birthday every year on August 7.
Deborah Ellis Height
She is a woman of average stature. Ellis stands at a height of 5 ft 6 in ( approx. 1.68m ).
Deborah Ellis Family
She was born to her supportive parents in Cochrane, Ontario, Canada. Ellis holds Canadian nationality. Due to her parent’s work, her family moved several times. Her father is Keith who was an office manager and her mother Betty who was a nurse. When she was 11 or 12 years old, she began writing.
Deborah Ellis Husband
She is possibly single as she maintains a low profile regarding details of her marital status. She has been threatened by the Taliban due to her work. Ellis donates almost all of her royalties on her books to such organizations as “Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan” and UNICEF.
Deborah Ellis Education
She is an educated woman who graduated with her high school diploma. When she was 17, she was a political activist and upon graduating from high school, she moved to Toronto to work in the Peace Movement and the Women’s Movement.
Deborah Ellis Website
She has an online website that contains her books, teacher resources, blogs, and the author. Her online website is deborahellis.com.
One More Mountain Deborah Ellis
In October 2022, Ellis published her book, One More Mountain, a Parvana Story. The book features Parvana and Shauzia continuing their mission to protect women and girls from their dire reality under the rules re-imposed by the Taliban. This was after the Taliban rose to power again in 2021. Additionally, the book has 256 pages.
The Breadwinner Deborah Ellis | Pavana
The Breadwinner is Ellis’ novel published in 2001. The English version contains 39 editions. The novel is about 11-year-old Parvana, who has to be the breadwinner for her family due to circumstances in a war-torn Taliban era in Afghanistan. Her father is arrested by the Taliban for having a foreign education.
Deborah Ellis The Breadwinner Series
She wrote riveting Breadwinner series about loyalty, survival, families, and friendship under extraordinary circumstances during the Taliban’s rule in Afghanistan in the late 1990s. The series contains three books including:
- Parvana’s Journey, a war is raging in Afghanistan as a coalition of Western forces tries to oust the Taliban by bombing the country in 2001
- Mud City, is about Parvana’s best friend, Shauzia, who has escaped the misery of her life in Kabul, only to end up in a refugee camp in Pakistan
- My Name Is Parvana, is about Pavana who is 15 found in a bombed-out school and held as a suspected terrorist by American troops in Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban in 2001.
Deborah Ellis First Book
In September 1999, she published her first book Looking for X. The book features an eleven-year-old girl named Khyber that lives in a poorer area, Regent Park, in Toronto. She lives with her mother and her twin brothers who are both autistic. Additionally, the book contains 132 pages.
Deborah Ellis My Name Is Pavana
My Name Is Pavana is the Breadwinner finale story that draws intense curiosity from the beginning to the end! The book was published on September 25, 2012, and it contains 201 pages. Moreover, the book introduces the culture and daily life of unfamiliar Afghanistan and its women and children.
Mad City Deborah Ellis
In 2003, Ellis published her second book under The Breadwinner series. The book is about Parvana’s best friend, Shauzia, who has escaped the misery of her life in Kabul, only to end up in a refugee camp in Pakistan. She left Kabul to come to the camp with Mrs. Weera, her former PE teacher.
Deborah Ellis Quotes
As an author, she has used several quotes in her work. Some of the quotes include:
- “Life is dangerous, but we’re all brave”
- “I choose you, not just because you are wonderful and not because you love me”
- “The people who hate us can’t see through the wall”
- “Grownups killing each other”
- “The world is our classroom”
- “The part of me that’s me is gone. I’m now part of this line of people”
- “Even before you’ve gone anywhere, you feel like you’ve gone somewhere”
Deborah Ellis Facts
- Ellis is a famous Canadian fiction writer and activist. In her writing, she writes themes concerned with the sufferings of persecuted children in the Third World.
- She was born in Cochrane, Ontario, Canada on August 7, 1960.
- Her father is Keith who was an office manager and her mother Betty who was a nurse.
- She has an online website on deborahellis.com.
Deborah Ellis Net Worth
Ellis is a 63-year-old Canadian fiction writer and activist who has attained decent fortune from her over 30 years of profession. Her net worth is $3 Million.
Who Is Deborah Ellis
Ellis is a 63-year-old Canadian fiction writer and activist. In her writing, she writes themes concerned with the sufferings of persecuted children in the Third World. She was named to the Order of Ontario in 2016. She has an online website that contains her books, teacher resources, blogs, and the author. In addition, her net worth is $3 Million.
What Was Deborah Ellis First Published Book
Ellis first published book was Looking for X in 1999. The book features an eleven-year-old girl named Khyber that lives in a poorer area, Regent Park, in Toronto
Why Did Deborah Ellis Write The Breadwinner
The novel is about 11-year-old Parvana, who has to be the breadwinner for her family due to circumstances in a war-torn Taliban era in Afghanistan.
Ellis’ Social Media Account
Instagram – deborah.ellis1960