Mayasri Mukherjee is a bright girl with an irrepressible imagination, born in India and raised in a Canadian town.
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Anjali Banerjee's engaging debut is an affectionate story about culture and family with magical overtones. Its heroine will make you laugh out loud.
Thirteen-year-old Maya was born in India and has grown up in Canada. She loves Manitoba, land of ice and snow, but sometimes she's not sure just where she belongs. The arrival of her glamorous cousin Pinky on a visit from India leads Maya to ask the Hindu god Ganesh, the Remover of Obstacles, to change her life.
Anjali Banerjee deftly weaves her story using bright threads from different worlds, and her plot follows unexpected patterns. Maya Running offers a unique perspective on universal longings, for Maya's rediscovery and embrace of her own special culture and her family will ring true for young readers whatever their situation.
Enjoy this refreshing and wonderfully readable novel by a bright new talent.
Anjali Banerjee lives in Port Orchard, WA.
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