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Thirst

內容簡介

內容簡介 《紐約時報》暢銷書 《渴》 一本以水資源為主題探討人權議題的小說 一個住在印度孟買貧民區的小女孩過著時常缺水、用水不方便的生活。然而，當她到富人家工作時，卻發現有錢人沒有缺水的問題，頂樓甚至還有游泳池。這對她來說是一大衝擊。她相信：水應該是全世界的人共有的，沒有貴賤之分。於是，她開始為了自己的信念奮戰。 這本情節引人入勝的小說，作者是印度裔美國兒童文學作家瓦爾莎．巴傑伊，她寫童書也寫少年小說，經常運用小說故事帶出發人深省的議題。她的另一本少年小說Count Me In探討的是種族歧視。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?

作者介紹

作者介紹 Varsha BajajVarsha 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.

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最佳賣點 : 《紐約時報》暢銷書《渴》
一本以水資源為主題探討人權議題的小說

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