Arya Khanna's Bollywood moment / Arushi Avachat.

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Arya Khanna's Bollywood moment

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Books

Summary:

As her sister's wedding approaches, high school senior Arya must navigate fraught family dynamics, the fallout of her two best friends breaking up, and a tense partnership with her rival, the frustratingly attractive student council president.

Language:

English

Audience:

Ages 13-18. Wednesday Books.

ISBN - ISSN:

9781250895134

1250895138

9781250895110

1250895111

Physical Description:

314 pages ; 22 cm

Subject:

Interpersonal relations -- Juvenile fiction.

Best friends -- Juvenile fiction.

Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.

High schools -- Juvenile fiction.

Families -- Juvenile fiction.

East Indian Americans -- Juvenile fiction.

Schools -- Juvenile fiction.

Interpersonal relations -- Fiction.

Best friends -- Fiction.

Friendship -- Fiction.

High schools -- Fiction.

Family life -- Fiction.

East Indian Americans -- Fiction.

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Summary

"A SWEET, COLORFUL COMING-OF-AGE TALE WITH THE RIGHT SERVING OF ROMANCE." - ELLE MAGAZINE

"CINEMATIC." - TEEN VOGUE

Save the Date meets Never Have I Ever in this sparkling debut rom-com about a high school senior whose life suddenly gets a Bollywood spin when her sister gets engaged.

Shaadi preparations are in full swing, which means lehenga shopping, taste testing, dance rehearsals, and best of all, Arya's sister Alina is home. The Khannas are together again, finally, and Arya wants to enjoy it. So she stifles her lingering resentment towards Alina, plays mediator during her sister's fights with their mother, and welcomes her future brother-in-law with open arms. (Okay, maybe enjoy isn't exactly right.)

Meanwhile at school, Arya's senior year dreams are unraveling. In between class and her part-time gig as a bookshop assistant, Arya struggles to navigate the aftermath of a bad breakup between her two best friends and a tense student council partnership with her rival, the frustratingly attractive Dean Merriweather.

Arya is determined to keep the peace at home and at school, but this shaadi season teaches Arya new realities: Alina won't always be in the bedroom down the hall, Mamma's sadness isn't mendable, friendships must evolve, and life doesn't always work out like her beloved Bollywood movies. But sometimes, the person you least expect will give you a glimpse of your dream sequence just when you need it most.

Structured like a Bollywood film (entertaining intermission included!) Arya Khanna's Bollywood Moment will make you swoon, laugh, cry, think, nod your head in agreement, and quite possibly make you get up and dance.

Author Notes

ARUSHI AVACHAT is a writer from the Bay Area, California. She currently studies English and Political Science at UCLA, where she can be found sipping caramel lattes and pretending to be productive at Kerckhoff Coffee House. She is a contributor to the Young Adult anthology Study Break . Arushi loves dark chocolate, Bollywood dramas, and Jane Austen novels.

Reviews (3)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 7--10--Relative newbie Kishnani, who has Bollywood experience, is sublimely well-matched to narrate Avachat's frothy concoction of family drama, senior-year endings and beginnings, and of course, love, embellished with timely references to classic Bollywood films and music. Almost as young as her star Arya, college student Avachat makes her debut in a definitive write-what-you-know production. At home, Arya is finally reunited with beloved older sister Alina who dropped out of Columbia and disappeared for three years, but now she's back (surprise!) to plan her dream wedding. Mixed with Arya's joy, though, is built-up anger at being abandoned. At school, Arya's two best friends dated, then broke up (badly), unbalancing their longtime bonds. Four-year-rival Dean, to whom she must play vice president to his unearned presidency, overshadows her senior council work. But what happens when adversity turns amorous? VERDICT Overcomplications are many, but true love waits at book's end. Avachat and Kishnani delight.

Kirkus Review

A story full of drama and song. Rising senior Arya Khanna's older sister, Alina, is finally home, and the whole family is up to their necks in wedding preparations. Amid the planning and anticipation of an elaborate Punjabi celebration, Arya finds herself torn: Her two best friends, Andy and Lisa, have broken up after they recently started dating each other. Arya no longer knows what hanging out together will be like. Meanwhile, she's stuck being vice president on the student council, as she lost the election to soccer player Dean, a white boy who might be frustrating but is also really good-looking. Things at home are not all song and dance, either, especially with Arya's latent resentment toward her sister for leaving home, which requires Arya to deal with their workaholic father and a mother who's showing signs of depression. Written like a Bollywood movie, complete with intermission, the book has all the vital ingredients--family drama, an enemies-to-lovers romance, and lots of scrumptious food--not to mention the lineup of films that are constantly being watched. Desi references are woven naturally throughout, the romance is adorable, and the story is well paced. Readers who pick up this debut, inspired by the sheer fun of it all, will wish for some masala chai and chaat and then put on a Bollywood number and dance, inspired by the sheer fun of it all. Lovable, frothy, and happy-making. (Romance. 13-18) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Booklist Review

Arya Khanna's senior year is chock-full of activity. For one, her older sister, Alina, is back home after being gone for years, and as co--maid of honor, Arya is busy helping Alina prepare for her weeklong wedding activities. Not only does Arya have to deal with stressful wedding preparations, but she also has to help unravel the complexity of relationships among her family and her friends. When the annoying Dean, a boy who stole the student council presidency from her, becomes something more than her academic rival, Arya finds herself growing in ways she never thought she would. Avachat's fun, atmospheric debut admirably joins the ranks of YA romance. Even though Arya is flawed, she is a lovable character whom the reader can easily root for. And even though the romance is well written and satisfying, it is ultimately Arya's relationship with her family that lies at the heart of the story. This rich Bollywood-esque tale is filled to the brim with Punjabi culture and unadulterated familial love.