Sonali knows something has gone wrong, and she suspects it has something to do with her own mismanaged emotions. She learned Hindi as a child by watching three Bollywood films a week.
And somehow, everyone is acting as if this is totally normal. Supriya Kelkar was born and raised in the Midwest. 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. 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. Access a growing selection of included Audible Originals, audiobooks and podcasts. 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. That Thing About Bollywood By: Supriya Kelkar Narrated by: Soneela Nankani Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins 4.5 (2 ratings) Try for 0.00 1 title per month from Audible’s entire catalog of best sellers, and new releases. 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.
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