That Thing about Bollywood (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781534466739)

Bollywood takes over in this "effervescent" (Booklist) and magical middle grade novel about an Indian American girl whose world turns upside down when she involuntarily starts bursting into glamorous song-and-dance routines during everyday life.

You know how in Bollywood when people are in love, they sing and dance from the mountaintops? Eleven-year-old Sonali wonders if they do the same when they're breaking up. The truth is, Sonali's parents don't get along, and it looks like they might be separating.

Sonali's little brother, Ronak, is not taking the news well, constantly crying. Sonali would never do that. It's embarrassing to let out so many feelings, to show the world how not okay you are. But then something strange happens, something magical, maybe. When Sonali gets upset during a field trip, she can't bury her feelings like usual--instead, she suddenly bursts into a Bollywood song-and-dance routine about why she's upset!

The next morning, much to her dismay, Sonali's reality has shifted. Things seem brighter, almost too bright. Her parents have had Bollywood makeovers. Her friends are also breaking out into song and dance. And somehow, everyone is acting as if this is totally normal.

Sonali knows something has gone wrong, and she suspects it has something to do with her own mismanaged emotions. Can she figure it out before it's too late?

Author: Supriya Kelkar
ISBN-10: 1534466738
ISBN-13: 9781534466739
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 05/18/2021
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.70w x 1.40d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.4
Point Value: 11
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 515389 / That Thing about Bollywood


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2021
Booklist 04/15/2021 pg. 60
Publishers Weekly 05/10/2021
Shelf Awareness 05/28/2021
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2021 pg. 97
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2021 - Superior,Well Above Average