Krishnaswami, Uma The Problem with Being Slightly Heroic 288 pgs. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2013. $16.99 Content: Language: G (0 swears); Mature
Content: G; Violence: G.
A second book in
a series, Dini has successfully befriended her Bollywood idol Dolly Singh as
well as lived in India without dying of missing her best friend back in the
states. Now Dini is accompanying Dolly back to the United States for her American
movie premier. But right away the chaos and trouble that follows Dolly is
evident as mishap after mishap occurs. On top of that Dini’s best friend Maddie
has a new friend. Don’t forget to throw an elephant into the mix!
I reviewed the
first book (here) as optional. But when I think about it, it was better than
that –a girl worried about moving and the introduction to the culture
around Bollywood. But this second book was just a plain stressful to read. The
point of view changes nearly every chapter, which would be very confusing to
student readers. The language and concepts are fairly advanced in many places
as well. Though older reader who could manage would think the book a bit too
childish. I found myself disliking the picky movie star and feeling very annoyed
during the reading of this book due to the constant chaos and the sheer number
of calamities. I would not add this to
my library collection.
EL –NO Reviewer:
Stephanie Elementary School Librarian & Author.
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