I wrote and published The Breadwinner books over ten years ago. The books, about girls named Parvana and Shauzia living under Taliban rule in Afghanistan, were based on stories I’d heard in the Afghan refugee camps. The books were an opportunity for me to share the incredible courage of the Afghan people with others. Since the Taliban were forced from power, some schools in Afghanistan have been opened, some Afghan women have some of their rights respected, and some things are better in some parts of the country. I wondered how the two girls in The Breadwinner would manage in this new Afghanistan. Under the Taliban, Parvana and Shauzia dressed as boys and roamed the streets, looking for work to keep their families from starving. Their lives were difficult and dangerous, but at least they were out in the world, moving and doing as they wished. How would they feel…