Name: Thirst
Author: Bajaj, Varsha
ISBN: [978-0-593-35441-4,0-593-35441-9]

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Thirst

Author: Bajaj, Varsha

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Follett Number: 2317LB4
Audience: Middle School
Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books, c2022, p2023
Format: 179 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN-13: 978-0-593-35441-4
ISBN-10: 0-593-35441-9
Dewey: -Fic-
Classifications: Fiction

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Human Rights Fiction

Social Problem Fiction

Stealing Fiction

Water Security India Mumbai Fiction

"A heroic girl in Mumbai 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?"--Provided by publisher.

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This New York Times Bestseller features 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. Then one day, Minni encounters the water mafia boss and faces her biggest dilemma yet--should she expose him even if it means risking her job . . . and maybe her life? How did her future get so complicated?

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