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 moviesâwatching them, reading about them, trying to write her ownâespecially those oh-so-fabulous Bollywood movies where you donât need to know the language to get whatâs 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 âcenter of the filmi universeâ (and home to Diniâs all-time most favorite star, Dolly Singh). No, theyâre moving to a teeny, tiny town that she canât 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 beâŚDolly herself?