The minute I started reading this book I realised I had to put everything on hold for the day! Andrea Hirata's story about growing up in a small Village on a small Island in Indonesia and the way he describes the characters is both funny and heart warming. However this book is really about the beauty and importance of education and the teachers and students who are determined to better themselves in very difficult circumstances.The tragedy is that some of the brightest students and the future of this nation are left to languish in poverty and cannot reach their full potential due to economic reasons, and in many cases cannot continue their schooling. #Therainbowtroops #TragicstoryPhototakenbyme
