The Grand Plan To Fix Everything (2000) - Plot & Excerpts
This is a cute book for kids - well, girls, probably, since boys don't like to read about girls so much, which is really too bad.Dini - Nandini for long - is forced to leave her home in Maryland, to go to India for two years, where her doctor mother has a grant to run a clinic for mothers and babies for two years. When one is 11, leaving home and one's best friend is a highly traumatic event.The trauma for Dini is lessened by her love for a Bollywood star called Dolly Singh. In a series of coincidences that would have Sherlock Holmes howling, Dolly Singh ends up in the same village as Dini and her parents. It's a cute, fun, light read - just right for kids who need something bright and cheerful. And Dini's Grand Plan to fix everything works out all right, because of, or in spite of Dini. Coincidence is huge in this story - if you can't suspend your disbelief and throw yourself into the world of Bollywood, then this probably isn't the book for you. Once you're on board with a story that weaves together several characters and storylines into one joyful whole, you'll have fun with Dini and the rest of the characters. Movie stars, postmen, school girls, bakers - the whole story is a colorful swirl. For kids who like stories set in other parts of the world, this has the added bonus of introducing them to a fantastical version of India. This might alo particularly appeal to girls separated from a friend, or Bollywood fans, but it also has a much more general appeal.Source: my public library
What do You think about The Grand Plan To Fix Everything (2000)?
Looking forward to reading the sequel to this very lively middle grade novel set mainly in India!
—karn
Sweet...might please some of the same girls who like Meg Cabot's Allie Finkle series.
—trish91
Darling book. Official review forthcoming.
—clandulla
