Manjunath Kumar is fourteen and living in a slum in Mumbai. He knows he is good at cricket--if not as good as his older brother Radha. But there are many other things about himself and the world that he doesn't know. Sometimes it even seems as though everyone has a clear idea of who Manju should be, except Manju himself. And when Manju meets Radha's great rival, a mysterious Muslim boy privileged and confident in all the ways Manju is not, he is forced to come to terms with who he really is.
How it feels
MoodBittersweet
How it reads
PaceSlow burn
Character focusSingle leadSmall ensembleLarge ensemble
When and where
ThemesComing of ageFamily
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