Thirst
Thirst
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Thirst

Written by Varsha Bajaj
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10 - 12
Reading age
192
Page count
177
Words per page
700L
Lexile measure
Jul 19, 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?

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culturethe environmentwaterplaces and regionsIndiascience and naturefamilysocial justicepovertycoming of age

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780593354391
    Publication Date
    July 19, 2022
    Publisher
    Nancy Paulsen Books
    Original Publication Date
    July 1, 2022
    Page Count
    192
    Words Per Page
    177
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    10 - 12 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2022000703
    Lexile® Level
    700L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~Q
    ATOS® Book Level
    4.4
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    515624
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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