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Ikal is one of the ten students of the Muhamaddiyah School, the oldest and poorest school in the Indonesian tinmining island of Belitong. Like him, his classmates are from the most downtrodden families in the region. But the school has two weaponsits teacher Bu Mus, a slight fifteenyearold girl with burning courage and a passion for education, and Lintang, the boy genius who inspires his classmates to dream and fight their destiny. Soon the islands underdogs become its champions. Incredibly moving and full of hope, The Rainbow Troops swept Indonesia off its feet, selling over five million copies and becoming the highestselling book in its history. It will sweep you away too.