Varsha Bajaj

Water is life, but in Minni's Mumbai neighborhood, it is a luxury. Access to the communal taps is limited to just a few hours a day, and the lines are always long. Lately, the severe water shortages have grown even worse, threatened by thieves who steal this precious resource under the cover of darkness. When Minni accidentally witnesses one of these thefts, she is thrust into a dangerous dilemma. Her situation grows even more complicated when she starts a new job in a luxurious high-rise building. There, water flows freely from every faucet, and a rooftop swimming pool sparkles in the sun. But the building hides a dark secret: one of the water mafia bosses lives right on the premises. Minni must make a terrifying choice. Exposing the boss could risk her job and her safety, but staying silent means her community will continue to suffer. She must find the courage to fight for the belief that water should be for everyone.

This exceptional and powerful anthology explores the joys, heartbreaks and triumphs of immigration, with stories by critically acclaimed and bestselling YA authors who are shaped by the journeys they and their families have taken from home—and to find home. WELCOME From some of the most exciting bestselling and up-and-coming YA authors writing today…journey from Ecuador to New York City and Argentina to Utah…from Australia to Harlem and India to New Jersey…from Fiji, America, Mexico and more… Come On In. With characters who face random traffic stops, TSA detention, customs anxiety, and the daunting and inspiring journey to new lands…who camp with their extended families, dance at weddings, keep diaries, teach ESL…who give up their rooms for displaced family, decide their own answer to the question “where are you from?” and so much more… Come On In illuminates fifteen of the myriad facets of the immigrant experience, from authors who have been shaped by the journeys they and their families have taken from home—and to find home.

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This exceptional and powerful anthology explores the joys, heartbreaks and triumphs of immigration, with stories by critically acclaimed and bestselling YA authors who are shaped by the journeys they and their families have taken from home—and to find home. WELCOME From some of the most exciting bestselling and up-and-coming YA authors writing today…journey from Ecuador to New York City and Argentina to Utah…from Australia to Harlem and India to New Jersey…from Fiji, America, Mexico and more… Come On In. With characters who face random traffic stops, TSA detention, customs anxiety, and the daunting and inspiring journey to new lands…who camp with their extended families, dance at weddings, keep diaries, teach ESL…who give up their rooms for displaced family, decide their own answer to the question “where are you from?” and so much more… Come On In illuminates fifteen of the myriad facets of the immigrant experience, from authors who have been shaped by the journeys they and their families have taken from home—and to find home.