Yasmin longs to go to school, but her family needs the money she and her sister earn at the brickyard to keep the rice bag full and the roof repaired at their Bangladesh home. As she hammers away day after day, Yasmin dreams of a different life, in which she can be anything she wants when she grows up, in which she can read. One night she comes up with a secret plan to achieve those dreams. Compassionately told and inspired by contemporary news stories, Yasmin's Hammer offers a fresh perspective on the value of education.
