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?