Burying the Moon
Andrée Poulin
Told in verse and illustrated by Sonali Zohra, this novel follows Latika, a young girl in rural India. Her village has no toilets, and she confronts the lack of adequate sanitation there. The problem has dangerous consequences for women and girls, making it part of the larger challenges facing her community. Latika’s story focuses on facing a subject that is treated as taboo and on the effects of inadequate sanitation in village life.
This book appears on 3 reading lists across 2 editions from 3 organizations.
