Varsha Bajaj
Books
Thirst -- Varsha Bajaj - Hardcover
The riveting story of a heroic girl who fights for her belief that water should be for everyone.
Minni lives in the poorest part of Mumbai, where access to water is limited to a few hours a day and the communal taps have long lines. Lately, though, even that access is threatened by severe water shortages and thieves who are stealing this precious commodity--an act that Minni accidentally witnesses one night. Meanwhile, in the high-rise building where she just started to work, she discovers that water streams out of every faucet and there's even a rooftop swimming pool. What Minni also discovers there is one of the water mafia bosses. Now she must decide whether to expose him and risk her job and maybe her life. How did something as simple as access to water get so complicated?
Author: Varsha Bajaj
Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books
Published: 07/19/2022
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780593354391
Age Range: 10-UP
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2022
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2022
Publishers Weekly 06/13/2022
Minni lives in the poorest part of Mumbai, where access to water is limited to a few hours a day and the communal taps have long lines. Lately, though, even that access is threatened by severe water shortages and thieves who are stealing this precious commodity--an act that Minni accidentally witnesses one night. Meanwhile, in the high-rise building where she just started to work, she discovers that water streams out of every faucet and there's even a rooftop swimming pool. What Minni also discovers there is one of the water mafia bosses. Now she must decide whether to expose him and risk her job and maybe her life. How did something as simple as access to water get so complicated?
Author: Varsha Bajaj
Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books
Published: 07/19/2022
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780593354391
Age Range: 10-UP
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2022
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2022
Publishers Weekly 06/13/2022