Earlier this month, we read Maya in a Mess at my reading programme, and one child volunteered, “I’ve read the book that comes before Maya in a Mess.”
“Did you like it?” I asked.
She nodded. “I read it four times.”
Now, if that isn’t endorsement, I don’t know what is!
I enjoyed Maya Saves the Day thoroughly too! What I loved most about it is that it is told entirely from the point of view of a child who is a bundle of contradictions. On the one hand, she has all kinds of fears. She’s scared of crows, whooshing mango trees and dark places. On the other hand, she’s completely secure – when she’s separated from her parents at a mall, she does not become afraid. Instead, she’s angry with her parents for being so careless as to get lost.
Maya is a very special combination of humour, solemnity and madness. In the same way as she cries MAYDAY! in Maya in a Mess, we find a confident girl here in Maya Saves the Day. She’s afraid of the tiger that’s on the loose, but at the same time, she’s not one to cower; she takes action. Whether that action is called for is another question altogether.
| Title | Maya Saves the Day |
| Author | Meera Nair |
| Tags | Chapter Book, Realistic Fiction, hOle book |
| Rating (out of 5) | 4.5 |
| Age-group | 7+ |
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