Tara and the Friendship Theorem
THE STORY BEHIND THE STORY
MY THOUGHTS
Does making friends ever get easier? Growing up, I moved to a new city every five years. Along the way, I picked up the necessary skills to talk to anyone and make friends quickly. Years later, I was told, all you need is a pet or a child, and you can make friends. Maybe that’s why I have both!
In Tara and the Friendship Theorem, Tara is being forced to move with her family from Chennai to London because of her mom’s new job. She has to leave behind her best friend, Farida, her grandparents, and everything she has known and loved since she was born. With whom will she play her favourite game Pallanguzhi? Will she make friends? Will she like London? All she has now is her family and her all-encompassing love for Maths. While her parents set up their new home in London, Tara and her brother Kapil are sent to Camp Wilderness — a daunting experience for Tara, who would rather spend her time reading than exploring nature. But her parents have asked her to have fun, and she has children her age all around her. This setting is perfect to test the Friendship Theorem. Can Maths help her solve her situation? Will she find someone to play Pallanguzhi with her? She is determined to find out!
Chitra Soundar’s Tara will instantly strike a chord with kids around the world. The book isn’t just about a girl trying to make friends, but is about children dealing with issues like anxiety, holding on to things that offer comfort, the all-too-real struggle to fit in with peers, a feeling of being uprooted from familiar surroundings and so on. This is absolutely apt for the times we live in. Talking to Chitra on Tell Me A Story made me realise the extent of her determination to bring India to children around the world through her books. She wants her books to help third-culture kids find a piece of their country in her stories. The ancient Indian game, Pallanguzhi, took me back to humid summer evenings when my Paati taught me to play. Playing with my kids helped me relive a fleeting but memorable moment from those evenings, in which I found my happiness that day.
Perfect for children 8+, and each reading will show them a new facet of the book and a character they will love. Highly recommend you add this to your child’s bookshelf today!
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