Minni lives in the poorest part of Mumbai, where access to water is limited and she often spends hours at the communal taps. Lately, though, even that access is threatened by water shortages and thieves who are stealing this precious commodity – an act that Minni accidentally witnesses one night. Meanwhile, in the highrise building where she just started to work, she discovers that water streams out of every faucet; and there’s even a rooftop swimming pool. Then one day, Minni encounters the water mafia boss and faces her biggest dilemma yet – should she expose him even if it means risking her job…and maybe her life? How did her future get so complicated? 

It is author Varsha Bajaj’s hope that this book will open readers’ eyes to the inequities in the world, and the resilience, bravery, and power kids like Minni each have to make change. “Every book I write is an attempt to have a conversation with kids and readers. A lot of the time we think of privilege as existing among the rich and famous, but to somebody, each and every one of us has privilege. There are kids, like Minni, who are struggling with the bare necessities of life.”