No. 9 - On the Shade Car

No. 9 on the shade card is a coming-of-age story about school, friends and life on the sports field that will take you along on a warm, witty adventure. "why didn't you wear your cap? look how dark you've become! where is the need for all this running, that too in shorts. When will she get serious?" if you're a girl who loves to run, having a grandmother obsessed about which part of the skin tone metre you are at can be tough. There's no way you can avoid hearing about the ill-effects of sports and all that 'running around in the sun'. Add to that an annoying elder brother, a father who is growing more distant by the day and a best friend in a romance that she's keeping secret from you and it all makes growing up suddenly seem pretty difficult! then when you decide you just have to win that sports federation scholarship, are you also expected to worry about your tan?interesting facts about the book:a story with which teenagers will identify. Written in simple and witty language. An engaging story relevant for our times.

Kavitha Mandana has been writing and illustrating regularly for Deccan Herald for fifteen years. Her short stories for both children and adults have appeared in a number of anthologies and textbooks. She has previously written two books: Tenali Raman and Akbar, the Mighty Emperor. This is her first novel for young adults.