Scarlett Sims's Reviews > Yasmin's Hammer

I received my copy of this book for free through Goodreads First Reads.

Yasmin is a young girl in Bangladesh who wishes to attend school. However, her family needs her to work to help support them. In the end, Yasmin uses the titular tool to earn enough money to attend school. The book necessarily evokes Mitali Perkins' Rickshaw Girl, and is tied up just as neatly at the end. The high point of Yasmin's Hammer is the list of sources at the end. In addition to information on aid organizations, there are books for further reading as well as a glossary.

I know two stars doesn't seem like a lot... I would give it three if not for Goodreads' categorization of the stars. This book was average so I want to give it three, but the description of three stars is "liked it" when really I felt that "it was ok." So two stars it is. I would recommend the book to girls or boys who like learning about other cultures; it's definitely more of a window than a mirror. However, it's also about overcoming adversity so if a kid showed an interest in that I would also recommend the book.