Rose petal milk shakes and a world of surprises awaits Dini when her
family moves to India in this spirited novel with Bollywood flair.
Eleven-year old Dini loves movies--watching them, reading about them,
trying to write her own--especially those oh-so-fabulous Bollywood
movies where you don't need to know the language to get what's going on.
But when her mother reveals some big news, it does not at all jibe with
the script Dini had in mind. Her family is moving to India. And not even
to Bombay, which is the "center of the filmi universe" (and home to
Dini's all-time most favorite star, Dolly Singh). No, they're moving to
a teeny, tiny town that she can't even find on a map: Swapnagiri. It
means Dream Mountain, a sleepy little place where nothing interesting
can happen....
But wait a movie minute! Swapnagiri is full of surprises like rose petal
milk shakes, mischievous monkeys, a girl who chirps like a bird,
and...could it be...Dolly herself?