Maya Papaya [NOOK Book]

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Overview

Maya Papaya is an 11-year-old girl with a couple of problems. Not only does she have a name like a deranged fruit salad and a four-foot tail with a mind of its own…but her tail is a big secret, so she has to wear these itchy tail pants and can’t have sleepovers or go swimming with the other kids. She still lives a fairly normal life with her guardian, Mr. Norbert...until Mr. Norbert’s computer tells her she’s not really a little girl at all, but something it calls a ‘humanimal.’ Before Maya can determine what that means, a knock on the door puts events in motion that send Maya all the way across the world, without even Mr. Norbert to protect her. After a long voyage to India, Maya discovers the truth about where she’s
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Overview

Maya Papaya is an 11-year-old girl with a couple of problems. Not only does she have a name like a deranged fruit salad and a four-foot tail with a mind of its own…but her tail is a big secret, so she has to wear these itchy tail pants and can’t have sleepovers or go swimming with the other kids. She still lives a fairly normal life with her guardian, Mr. Norbert...until Mr. Norbert’s computer tells her she’s not really a little girl at all, but something it calls a ‘humanimal.’ Before Maya can determine what that means, a knock on the door puts events in motion that send Maya all the way across the world, without even Mr. Norbert to protect her. After a long voyage to India, Maya discovers the truth about where she’s from, and realizes that she’s not the only child who’s been created with a few extra abilities…

Product Details

  • BN ID: 2940013887473
  • Publisher: White Sun Press
  • Publication date: 12/20/2011
  • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
  • Format: eBook
  • Sales rank: 392,551
  • Age range: 9 - 12 Years
  • Series: Maya Papaya , #1
  • File size: 2 MB

Meet the Author

JC Andrijeski is an internationally bestselling author who has published novels, novellas, serials, graphic novels and short stories, as well as nonfiction essays and articles. Her short fiction runs from humorous to apocalyptic, and her nonfiction articles cover subjects from graffiti art, meditation, psychology, journalism, politics and history. Her short works have been published in numerous anthologies, online literary, art and fiction magazines as well as print venues such as NY Press newspaper and holistic health magazines.

Obtaining an MA in political science from the New School for Social Research (NSSR) in NYC, she did her graduate studies in race and caste systems, slave and ex-slave systems, religion and its impacts on social systems and other historical weirdnesses which fitted her surprisingly well for both fiction writing and being extremely annoying at parties. She moved from NYC to San Francisco in 1997 and otherwise has lived or spent considerable time in Albuquerque, Portland (OR), Los Angeles, Seattle, Vancouver BC, New York, Florida, San Diego, Prague, London, Berlin, Sydney and Swinousjscie, Poland. She currently lives in Sidhpur, India, in Himachal Pradesh, a location she drew on a fair bit in writing the Allie's War books.

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  • Posted December 31, 2011

    You¿ll enjoy the girl with the fruit-salad name...

    I thoroughly liked the story of Maya Papaya, but this is a tough book to categorize. The best I can come up with is a fruit-salad type mixture (not unlike Maya¿s name!) that tosses in The Island of Dr. Moreau, Johnny Quest, Spy Kids, even a dash of Home Alone.

    Maya¿s early life is shrouded in mystery. She lives with her guardian, Mr. Norbert, who instructs her never to show her four-foot long prehensile tail. Even more interestingly, Norbert disappears for short periods of time into the attic, where she¿s forbidden.

    Until the day comes that Mr. Norbert is called away for a few hours...and Maya¿s curiosity gets the better of her. Her shocking discovery in the attic leads to her questioning who ¿ and what ¿ she really is. And no sooner does she start trying to figure this than she¿s placed on a ship to India in order to...

    ...well, you¿ll just have to read the book, won¿t you?

    Intriguing and fun, with action and mystery that¿s perfect for kids or young adults.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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