Maddie & Sayara
by Sanjyot P. Dunung
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Pub Date 7 Sep 2017 | Archive Date 28 Sep 2017
Cameron Publicity & Marketing Ltd | Full Circle Media
Description
Two girls growing up in very different cultures, driven to fight for what is right . . .
Maddie and Sayara are from very different cultures and meet while on holiday. They quickly forge a close friendship as they discover their similarities—their families, attitudes, dreams, and hopes. Their time together is cut short when Sayara is called home because her favourite cousin has been unexpectedly jailed by powerful forces. Maddie is both surprised and shocked and resolves to help Sayara free her cousin, Themi, from jail.
Maddie wonders why girls are treated differently just because of where they are born. Naïve, but hopeful, Maddie cannot understand why her friends should live within unequal and unfair rules, and she is determined to fix the problem.
Stealthily arriving in Sayara’s home kingdom, Maddie finds she is less prepared than she thought to navigate local powerful forces, culture, and unfair rules. With the help of a local family, Maddie finds Sayara and her spirited cousin Themi. But can Maddie and Sayara persuade the king to change the unfair rules against women?
This is not only a compelling story that young adults will relate to, but it’s also an inspiration for girls everywhere to fight intolerance and repression. A perfect book for anyone interested in making the world a better place.
About the Author
Sanjyot is a seasoned business writer, including authoring twelve books. Maddie & Sayara is her first novel. She’s also a serial entrepreneur (currently on her third company as president of Atma Global, a developer of global learning content) and a single mother of three boys. She was born in India and has lived in the UK and the US (where she currently lives).
Available Editions
EDITION | Paperback |
ISBN | 9781943967896 |
PRICE | £9.99 (GBP) |
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Featured Reviews
Such a cute debut novel! It explored extremely challenging issues of oppression, with an anchor of family and friendship. As a reader, I was drawn in, rooting for their unrealistic success!
Personally not a fan of the writing style, but overall a good story about two girlfriends, which we definitely need more of in YA.
I really enjoyed this book a lot more than I thought I would. I was a little hesitate at first because the main character, Maddie was only 13 years old, however, the author Sanjyot was able to masterfully describe the perils of the world through her voice. I guess, being a feminist isn't classified to just adulthood. Although, the verisimilitude of the situations Maddie found herself in and getting out of, where unrealistic; it still raised the question of how to overcome these issues that continue to plague society today. I, for one, am looking forward to Maddie and Sayara next great adventure and how they can change the world.
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