Jasmin

by Jan Truss

Book Overview

Jasmin tells the story of an alienated young woman who leaves home and in the process discovers that she is a good artist as well as a good person. Jasmin Marie Antoinette Stalke is failing the sixth grade. Burdened with the responsibilities of being the oldest child in a large, poor family, she lies awake nights staring at the stars but seeing no way to succeed. She can't do her homework because of noise from her family and the television set that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0888991851
• ISBN13: 9780888991850
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Groundwood Books
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.5" x 7.0"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

a lovely book

This book has been a favourite of mine since I first read it as a teenager. Not only is Jasmin a sensitive, emotionally evocative character, but her adventures are intriguing. While the pace can be slow at times, this is to allow the reader to experience the rhythm of life as Jasmin experiences it. I think that the one negative review on this page does a major diservice to a beloved, timeless book. Read it - buy it for your kids - or buy it for yourself!

Inspiring!

Everyone is certainly entitled to their opinion, but after reading Rosa's seriously negative review, I felt compelled to jump to this book's defence. I read it in junior high and LOVED it! I could relate to Jasmin in most aspects (as I believe many young adults could) and felt a kindred kinship with her. Anyone with imagination, creativeness and a sense of adventure will enjoy this book. I was thrilled when I found it in a second hand book store (like an old friend) and I will give it to my daughter when she is old enough to read it.