Rickshaw Girl

Girl child empowerment. Gender stereotypes. What a girl can do! When families support a girl child with her education and overall development, it's everything! What cannot a person do when you are surrounded by people who genuinely cares for them? This is the story of a girl who's family's only means......more

Great book! Once I started reading, I couldn't put it down. It is the perfect definition of a window into a new culture. The author did a great job of integrating the Bangladesh culture by integrating in words from the culture. However, she did it in an effective way; she used the word but then prov......more

"আয়নাবাজি"-র পরিচালক মহোদয়ের পরবর্তী চলচ্চিত্র এই বইয়ের ছায়া অবলম্বনে নির্মিত হবে জেনে পড়ার আগ্রহ জাগল। ভিনদেশি লেখিকা এ দেশের রিকশা ও আল্পনা-শিল্পের চমৎকার-বাস্তব বর্ণনাই দিয়েছেন; কিন্তু একদিকে পারিবারিক গণ্ডিতে এত বেশি উদারতা (মা-বাবা বকাও দেয় না!) , বাইরে আবার ঠিক ততটাই রক্ষণশীলতা (কোন নার......more

This fast read gave the kids a feel for how different life is for children in Bangladesh. My daughter liked the story of a young woman being restricted in her attempts to help financially support her family because she is a girl and overcoming those restrictions.......more

The Rickshaw Girl is a fictional story about a young girl growing up in Bangladesh named Naima. In order to make ends meet, her father had to borrow money to buy a rickshaw and must make payments. Naima wants desperately to help her family, but girls are not allowed to work, and she has no brothers......more