"Minni vive en la parte mâas pobre de Mumbai, con acceso limitado a agua potable y horas de espera para usar el grifo comunal. âÚltimamente, el acceso estâa amenazado por cortes de agua y, como Minni descubre una noche, por ladrones. Sin embargo, en el edificio donde trabaja al servicio de una familia privilegiada, tienen agua potable y hasta una piscina en el techo. Un dâia Minni se encuentra con el jefe de la mafia del agua. ÅDebe denunciarlo, incluso si pierde su trabajo y tal vez su vida? ÅCáundo todo se volviâo tan difâicil?"--

Varsha 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.