Sona is a twelve-year-old Nepali girl living in Darjeeling with her mother and brother, trying to make ends meet. After her father’s death due to Covid, everything narrowed. Her mother works at a tea plantation; her brother, Samiran Daju, takes on whatever work he can find and cooks for the family when he is home.
Himanjali Shankar’s Game On is a blend of science fiction and horror that feels both playful and unsettling. The story follows siblings Sammy and Simmy, who set out to fetch a glass of water but instead, they find their house glitching into a surreal game.
Set over the course of thirteen rain-soaked days, many of which have been declared Rain Holidays at school, Rekha tries to navigate the rain-laden streets of Mumbai with some expected and some unexpected allies and discover what it means to be a friend to someone who herself is going through a rain holiday of her own.
Kai, Leo, and Sully (short for Suleikha) call themselves the Freezies — a quirky trio pushed to the fringes of their school’s social scene.
The story begins with the M4 on a trek through the Maulsari forest, where a woman’s scream interrupts their exploration.
