Laskar Pelangi (The Rainbow Warriors) is the first book from the tetra logy novel by Andrea Hirata, and the best of all.
The story is about the struggle of ten students of Belitong-a poor and remote area in Indonesia-to gain a better education
while at the
same time they must struggle to earn their living. Andrea Hirata, the author, was one of them, and he wrote the story about his past until he had an opportunity to continue his educational experience to Sorbonne University, France. This book tells a lot of things, bittersweets of the social reality in a poor area, where dream is such a luxury things to have, while at the same time worth-fighting for. Some tragic ending could be happen to the life of some of those ten students, while the other might had a better way to continue the life. Reading this book not only inspiring you in many ways, but also make you cry and laugh at the same time.