Thirteen (ePub)

Adolescence is the toughest period in a child's life.  It is very difficult to decide if the struggle is in the mind or in the development of the body or it is both.  An adolescent seem puzzled at his / her own lack of understanding of himself / herself and his / her behaviour at times seems weird to grown-ups.  This is a time when grown-ups should show a matured approach and try to understand why or where the child is confused.  Many times an adolescent's indecision is judged as arrogance and the issue is complicated that it paves the way for further misendeavour by the adolescent.  

It is a paradox that the world has opened up and most information is in quick access to everyone.  In spite of this bounty, the adolescent still appears like a Bermuda triangle and the cause of many pitfalls of the adolescent is still a mystery.  
The book tries to explore such areas which could have been a pitfall for the protagonist.  However, love of a mother who completely believes if a child is an open book to her mother then a child can never be sacrificed in the alter of adolescent upheaval. 

The story is set in a multicultural environment which sometimes is blamed for lack of understanding.  However, the multicultural bonding isn't an obstacle as friendship develops and when it is compounded by understanding and matured approaches towards all the prime characters, a lovely teenager evolves.  In short this is a story which takes you into a voyage into the realms of adolescent mind.