

Sonali knows something has gone wrong, and she suspects it has something to do with her own mismanaged emotions. And somehow, everyone is acting as if this is totally normal. Her friends are also breaking out into song and dance. Her parents have had Bollywood makeovers. The next morning, much to her dismay, Sonali's reality has shifted. 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! But then something strange happens, something magical, maybe. 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. That Thing about Bollywood is written by Supriya Kelkar and published by Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers. That Thing About Bollywood Supriya Kelkar That Thing About Bollywood A Parents Magazine Best Book of 2021 A 2022 CCBC Choices Book Cover art: Abigail Dela Cruz Design: Laura Lyn DiSiena Cover reveal on Mr. It's embarrassing to let out so many feelings, to show the world how not okay you are. Sonali's little brother, Ronak, is not taking the news well, constantly crying. The truth is, Sonali's parents don't get along, and it looks like they might be separating. 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. 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.
