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The riveting story of a heroic girl living in Mumbai who decides she is going to fight water inequity even if it comes at a cost.
Twelve-year-old Minni lives in a poor neighborhood in Mumbai, India, without good access to water-it only runs a few hours a day at a communal tap. And lately the water shortages have gotten worse and fights are breaking out on the water line. Meanwhile, in the high-rise building where her mom works as a maid, water streams out of every tap and there's a rooftop swimming pool. This inequity becomes even more real to Minni on the night she and her brother accidentally witness members of the powerful "water mafia" draining water tanks to make money off this precious commodity. When Minni's mom falls ill, she temporarily takes over her job in the high-rise and experiences firsthand the disparities between the classes-the most grating being that she has no time to study for her finals because she is catering to the whims of a rich family, including their own twelve-year-old who is being pampered because of her upcoming tests. But what Minni doesn't expect to find there is the man she saw stealing water. When it turns out her mother works for the boss of the most influential water-stealing gang, Minni has a frightening choice to make: turn him in and endanger her family-or do nothing and hurt her community.
Story Locale: Mumbai, India
Twelve-year-old Minni lives in a poor neighborhood in Mumbai, India, without good access to water-it only runs a few hours a day at a communal tap. And lately the water shortages have gotten worse and fights are breaking out on the water line. Meanwhile, in the high-rise building where her mom works as a maid, water streams out of every tap and there's a rooftop swimming pool. This inequity becomes even more real to Minni on the night she and her brother accidentally witness members of the powerful "water mafia" draining water tanks to make money off this precious commodity. When Minni's mom falls ill, she temporarily takes over her job in the high-rise and experiences firsthand the disparities between the classes-the most grating being that she has no time to study for her finals because she is catering to the whims of a rich family, including their own twelve-year-old who is being pampered because of her upcoming tests. But what Minni doesn't expect to find there is the man she saw stealing water. When it turns out her mother works for the boss of the most influential water-stealing gang, Minni has a frightening choice to make: turn him in and endanger her family-or do nothing and hurt her community.
Story Locale: Mumbai, India
The riveting story of a heroic girl living in Mumbai who decides she is going to fight water inequity even if it comes at a cost.
Twelve-year-old Minni lives in a poor neighborhood in Mumbai, India, without good access to water-it only runs a few hours a day at a communal tap. And lately the water shortages have gotten worse and fights are breaking out on the water line. Meanwhile, in the high-rise building where her mom works as a maid, water streams out of every tap and there's a rooftop swimming pool. This inequity becomes even more real to Minni on the night she and her brother accidentally witness members of the powerful "water mafia" draining water tanks to make money off this precious commodity. When Minni's mom falls ill, she temporarily takes over her job in the high-rise and experiences firsthand the disparities between the classes-the most grating being that she has no time to study for her finals because she is catering to the whims of a rich family, including their own twelve-year-old who is being pampered because of her upcoming tests. But what Minni doesn't expect to find there is the man she saw stealing water. When it turns out her mother works for the boss of the most influential water-stealing gang, Minni has a frightening choice to make: turn him in and endanger her family-or do nothing and hurt her community.
Story Locale: Mumbai, India
Twelve-year-old Minni lives in a poor neighborhood in Mumbai, India, without good access to water-it only runs a few hours a day at a communal tap. And lately the water shortages have gotten worse and fights are breaking out on the water line. Meanwhile, in the high-rise building where her mom works as a maid, water streams out of every tap and there's a rooftop swimming pool. This inequity becomes even more real to Minni on the night she and her brother accidentally witness members of the powerful "water mafia" draining water tanks to make money off this precious commodity. When Minni's mom falls ill, she temporarily takes over her job in the high-rise and experiences firsthand the disparities between the classes-the most grating being that she has no time to study for her finals because she is catering to the whims of a rich family, including their own twelve-year-old who is being pampered because of her upcoming tests. But what Minni doesn't expect to find there is the man she saw stealing water. When it turns out her mother works for the boss of the most influential water-stealing gang, Minni has a frightening choice to make: turn him in and endanger her family-or do nothing and hurt her community.
Story Locale: Mumbai, India
Über den Autor
Varsha Bajaj is the author of the middle-grade novels Count Me In and Abby Spencer Goes to Bollywood, which was shortlisted for the Cybils Award and included on the Spirit of Texas Reading Program. She also wrote the picture books The Home Builders and This Is Our Baby, Born Today (a Bank Street Best Book). She grew up in Mumbai, India, and when she came to the United States to obtain her master's degree, her adjustment to the country was aided by her awareness of the culture through books. She lives in Houston, Texas.
Zusammenfassung
TIMELY SUBJECT MATTER: Introduces readers to the very real water crises happening right now in various parts of the world, and touches on climate change being one of the causes of these water shortages.
PAINTS A VIVID PICTURE OF LIFE IN THE SLUMS: For example, thirty families in Minni's neighborhood share five bathrooms, and Minni can't believe the rich family her mom cleans for has a private bathroom with running water inside their house.
HEROINE WORTH ROOTING FOR: Minni carries a lot on her shoulders-she's struggling to hold her family together but refusing to let go of her dream of an education.
EYE-OPENING LOOK AT IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION: For Minni, continuing school past seventh grade will determine her entire life trajectory.
CELEBRATES COMMUNITY: When Minna's family suddenly faces extra difficulty, friends and neighbors step in to help.
PAINTS A VIVID PICTURE OF LIFE IN THE SLUMS: For example, thirty families in Minni's neighborhood share five bathrooms, and Minni can't believe the rich family her mom cleans for has a private bathroom with running water inside their house.
HEROINE WORTH ROOTING FOR: Minni carries a lot on her shoulders-she's struggling to hold her family together but refusing to let go of her dream of an education.
EYE-OPENING LOOK AT IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION: For Minni, continuing school past seventh grade will determine her entire life trajectory.
CELEBRATES COMMUNITY: When Minna's family suddenly faces extra difficulty, friends and neighbors step in to help.
Über den Autor
Varsha Bajaj is the author of the middle-grade novels Count Me In and Abby Spencer Goes to Bollywood, which was shortlisted for the Cybils Award and included on the Spirit of Texas Reading Program. She also wrote the picture books The Home Builders and This Is Our Baby, Born Today (a Bank Street Best Book). She grew up in Mumbai, India, and when she came to the United States to obtain her master's degree, her adjustment to the country was aided by her awareness of the culture through books. She lives in Houston, Texas.
Zusammenfassung
TIMELY SUBJECT MATTER: Introduces readers to the very real water crises happening right now in various parts of the world, and touches on climate change being one of the causes of these water shortages.
PAINTS A VIVID PICTURE OF LIFE IN THE SLUMS: For example, thirty families in Minni's neighborhood share five bathrooms, and Minni can't believe the rich family her mom cleans for has a private bathroom with running water inside their house.
HEROINE WORTH ROOTING FOR: Minni carries a lot on her shoulders-she's struggling to hold her family together but refusing to let go of her dream of an education.
EYE-OPENING LOOK AT IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION: For Minni, continuing school past seventh grade will determine her entire life trajectory.
CELEBRATES COMMUNITY: When Minna's family suddenly faces extra difficulty, friends and neighbors step in to help.
PAINTS A VIVID PICTURE OF LIFE IN THE SLUMS: For example, thirty families in Minni's neighborhood share five bathrooms, and Minni can't believe the rich family her mom cleans for has a private bathroom with running water inside their house.
HEROINE WORTH ROOTING FOR: Minni carries a lot on her shoulders-she's struggling to hold her family together but refusing to let go of her dream of an education.
EYE-OPENING LOOK AT IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION: For Minni, continuing school past seventh grade will determine her entire life trajectory.
CELEBRATES COMMUNITY: When Minna's family suddenly faces extra difficulty, friends and neighbors step in to help.
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