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Varsha Bajaj

Varsha Bajaj is an author of books for young readers. Her middle grade novels include Thirst, Count Me In, and Abby Spencer Goes to Bollywood, which was shortlisted for a Cybils Award. She grew up in Mumbai, later moved to the United States for graduate study, and lives in Houston.

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Thirst

2022 · Contemporary

2 editions: Print · 2022 | eBook · 2022

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A New York Times Bestseller 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?

Print · 2022 · English

eBook · Penguin · 2022 · English

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