Thirst by Bajaj, Varsha

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?

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

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.4
Point Value: 5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 515624 / Thirst


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2022
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2022
Publishers Weekly 06/13/2022
Booklist 07/01/2022 pg. 79
Shelf Awareness 07/22/2022
School Library Journal 08/01/2022 pg. 85
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2022 pg. 79
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2022 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
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.