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Thirst

by Varsha Bajaj

Water access and a difficult choice in Mumbai

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Awards & Recognition

  • Bestseller

    New York Times bestseller

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Water access and a difficult choice in Mumbai

In Mumbai, Minni’s daily life is shaped by unequal access to water: her neighborhood’s communal taps offer only limited hours, while the high-rise where she has begun working has water flowing from every faucet and a rooftop pool. After she witnesses water theft amid worsening shortages, the divide between these settings becomes part of a larger dilemma involving a powerful local figure. The story connects a young person’s choices with questions of scarcity, inequality, and who gets access to a shared resource.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • For readers ages 9–12 interested in contemporary stories set in Mumbai.
  • For readers drawn to young protagonists facing difficult choices and questions of fairness.
  • For readers interested in stories about water scarcity and unequal access to resources.

Themes

Water scarcityAccess and inequalityFairnessCourage and difficult choices

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Book overview

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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