Family stories - realistic fiction 2022
It's been so hot out that I've been spending a lot of time indoors reading. Hooray for awesome new books to read! These two realistic fiction books could not be more different, but I thought they were both terrific. The first one is called Thirst and it's written by Varsha Bajaj. It's about Minni, who lives with her loving family in one of the poorest parts of Mumbai, India. Her dad runs a tea stall, her mom works as domestic worker for a rich family, her older brother works in a restaurant and Minni goes to school, but it's hard! One of the things the family has to do each day is wait in line for water. There is a tap not far from Minni's house, but it doesn't operate consistently or very efficiently, so sometimes they wait a long time and other times, not as long. Sometimes the water is discolored or bad smelling and they are told to boil the water before drinking it. One day, Minni's brother gets invited for a ride in a friend's ...