When Mandy and Rodger aim repeatedly marigold flowers with a sling at their uncle taking marriage pheras, will he be able to spy them and chase them? How are they going to celebrate Holi and Basant festivals in their small town with their friends - and rivals? Will they be able to give up the baby squirrel they found and are looking after to its mother? What will happen to Mandy for signing her mum’s signature when getting low marks in her Science test? Should the class of year five led by Mandy have given ‘Good marks’ and ‘Bad marks’ in the school assembly to their teachers on the Teacher’s Day?
Find out more in this book about the funny, mischievous situations that Mandy and Rodger keep jumping into leading to children’s wisdom that comes only after living these situations in full circle. Set in a semi urban small Indian town when mobiles and television were not the children’s universe, this book is a dive into child’s world view.
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Inderdeep Thapar
Having written extensively in newspapers such as Hindustan Times, Indian Express and Tribune and then continuing her analytical journey in social landscape after relocating to Australia through SBS Radio, The Big Issue magazine, Inderdeep Thapar plunged into strengthening communities through her community development professional self.
Adventures of Mandy came out of her reminiscence of simple childhood fun when growing up in a small town in India. It was written to open this window - of another child’s world in another piece of time where technology was minimal and children’s fun had a different tone!
Inderdeep works in State Government in Melbourne where she continues to strengthen communities.
