Naming Maya
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Book Description
West meets East
Although Maya has done her best to avoid it, she is spending part of her summer in Chennai, India, with her mother, who is trying to sell her grandfather's old house. Soon Maya is drawn into a complicated friendship with eccentric Kamala Mami, who has been a housekeeper and cook for years in Maya's extended family. At the same time, Maya is thrust into an ocean of memories, ... More
Although Maya has done her best to avoid it, she is spending part of her summer in Chennai, India, with her mother, who is trying to sell her grandfather's old house. Soon Maya is drawn into a complicated friendship with eccentric Kamala Mami, who has been a housekeeper and cook for years in Maya's extended family. At the same time, Maya is thrust into an ocean of memories, ... More
Book Information
Publisher | Farrar Straus & Giroux |
Binding | Hardcover (4 editions) |
Reading Level | Ages 9-12 |
# of Pages | 192 |
ISBN-10 | 0374354855 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0374354855 |
Publication Date | 04/06/2004 |
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11/17/2009 jacklyn curb said:
tags: I recommend, I read
Maya, a multi-ethnic girl, goes to India with her mom to sell her grandparent’s house. While she is there she meets someone who is very close to her family, and learns about things that she had no clue about. There is a theme of learning more about yourself through your family. In the end she gets... more
tags: I recommend, I read
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