Mina vs. the Monsoon

A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of 2018Mina loves to play soccer all year round. Nothing comes close to it. But when the monsoon arrives Mina is stuck indoors and she cant help feeling restless and bored. Her ammi doesnt understand. The doodhwalla doesnt understand. Thats when Mina decides shell find ways of chasing away the clouds herself. In doing so she makes an unexpected discovery. Soccer will never be the same again for Mina!In a charming story that any kid who loves a sport will relate to soccer-mad Mina tries just about any trick to stop the monsoon clouds from raining on her game. In doing so she shows us glimpses of her life in a village in eastern India highlighting the important role played by monsoon rains in this part of the world. The heart of the story however is the bond forged between a mother and her daughter on a gray gloomy day.