Maya Running
Author | : Anjali Banerjee |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2017-11-03 |
ISBN-10 | : 1974359743 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781974359745 |
Rating | : 4/5 (43 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: "It's 1978, and Maya Mukherjee is the only brown-skinned middle schooler in her tiny Manitoba town. Born in India and raised in the land of moose and snow, she feels neither Indian enough for Indians nor Canadian enough for Canadians. She longs to fit in, and she years for Jamie Klassen, the local bad boy with the John Travolta strut. Then Maya's beautiful cousin arrives from India bearing the scent of sandalwood and her most treasured possession--the statue of Ganesh. When Pinky steals Jamie's heart, Maya pleads with Ganesh to remove all obstacles to her happiness, a plea that backfires in hilarious and painful ways. She must journey across continents to find the truth, her culture, and herself."--