Maya, a Canadian of East Indian descent, struggles with her ethnic identity, infatuation with a classmate, and the presence of her beautiful Bengali cousin, Pinky, who comes for a visit bearing a powerful statue of the god Ganesh, the Hindu elephant boy.
year: 2005, 2006
call number/section: 1000
subjects: identity, social aspects, fiction, individuality, wishes, ganesha (hindu deity), cousins, canada, fiction, east indians, canada
Editions
Banerjee, Anjali
Wendy Lamb Books (2005)
Maya, a Canadian of East Indian descent, struggles with her ethnic identity, infatuation with a classmate, and the presence of her beautiful Bengali cousin, Pinky, who comes for a visit bearing a powerful statue of the god Ganesh, the Hindu elephant boy.
Schools: 2
Banerjee, Anjali
Random House Children's Books (2006)
Maya, a Canadian of East Indian descent, struggles with her ethnic identity, infatuation with a classmate, and the presence of her beautiful Bengali cousin, Pinky, who comes for a visit bearing a powerful statue of the god Ganesh, the Hindu elephant boy.
Schools: 1