Jaime's Reviews > Yasmin's Hammer

** spoiler alert ** The main character, Yasmin, is a young girl growing up in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Yasmin talks of a hard time when her family's home was ruined in the country and they are forced to move to the city in search of a better life. After her father drops her off at work, where she smashes bricks with her hammer, she dreams of going to school. Each night she dreams of returning to the country with a pile of books to read, even though she doesn't know how. One day, she saves enough money to purchase a book from a nearby store. It is when the family is looking through the book filled with words they could not read that the mother realizes the girls need to go to school. One day, Yasmin and her sister jump into the rickshaw expecting to go to work, but, instead, are brought to school.

I thought that this read could be a great view into the world of the impoverished in Bangladesh. It shows that dreams can come true with hard work and determination. The book also places high regard for education and how there are people that dream of going to school. The artwork is vivid and accurately depicts what is being said on the page.