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The Problem with Being Slightly Heroic
By KRISHNASWAMI, Uma
- ISBN
- 978-1-4424-2328-2 978-1-4169-9591-3
- Publisher
- S & S Atheneum
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2013 | Fiction
Gr 4–6—Dini and Maddie, 11-year-old BFFs, are together again in this sequel to The Grand Plan to Fix Everything (S & S, 2011). In this novel, the girls are just as starstruck with dazzling Bollywood actress Dolly Singh and eagerly await her arrival in Washington, DC, where she will have her first U.S. fillum (film) premiere. When the celebrity arrives at the airport dripping and dropping her jewelry in typical Dolly-fashion, she discovers that her passport is missing. Dini comes to the rescue, and the plot springs into...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on October 1, 2013
A lively novel that seamlessly includes Indian culture with references to fashion, cuisine, and language. The plot itself mirrors a Bollywood story line in a fun, engaging way—lives intersect, with coincidences bringing together characters as varied as a movie star, a zookeeper, a cab dr...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
