The Thief Who Stole A Limp by Mitchelle Castellino

"Mitchelle's book takes you in completely. Once you pick it up, you won't be able to keep it down till you've completed it. - Komal Nahta, Bollywood Trade Analyst & Television Show Host." Summary - Ten year old Dev loves to play but his parent's script another story for him as they are in the throes of poverty. So now Dev goes to school in the morning and cleans tables in the evening. He hates the part where he has to play 'Waiter Boy' as his friends tease him. So little Dev finds a short-cut to making money. He begins to pick pockets. He has never been caught which motivates him to stretch himself further to bring more money. More money meant some more food than the gutter stench he would let fill his half empty stomach. But the thieving takes a sudden turn when Dev is cursed by a man. Soon Dev acquires characteristics of his victims. He gets a mole on his face, stubby fingers, a pot belly that nobody but his mother notices. Aai now has a task on her hand. She has to save her son from the curse. But does Aai achieve her conquest of reversing the curse or does Dev give up his family for the easier money-making life?