In what ways do the hardships Parvana faces cause her to change and grow?

Parvana is the novel's protagonist. At eleven years old, her body is not recognizably a woman's, which allows her to disguise herself as a boy named Kaseem. By doing so, she is able to leave the home to make money and buy groceries. Parvana is often frustrated by the amount of responsibility she must take on as the family breadwinner. She longs to return to a normal, boring life in which she would be in school.