Desert Girl, Monsoon Boy

Vibrant illustrations tell the story of two families in India living under extreme weather conditions and coming together on a harmonious mountaintop. Desert Girl and Monsoon Boy could not lead more different lives. She wears thin clothes, covers her eyes from sandstorms, and fetches water every day. He races to school past green fields, always carries an umbrella, and checks the floor for flooding every night. When the rains and the wind pick up, their families must trek to safety, and readers will delight to see them meet on the same mountaintop. With scenes that alternate between the disparate settings while detailing similarities and differences, Desert Girl, Monsoon Boy is a window into the lives of two communities in India that shows us what a powerful role nature plays in their lives.