She’s Indian – American and has a passion for reading and photography.
❝ I call them Harry Potter glasses, Papa calls them Gandhi glasses.❞ I can definitely see an improvement within Bajaj’s skill as a writer, especially when it comes to evoking emotions. It was fun, it was cute, but not very deep or particularly memorable, that being said, I found CMI way more memorable and deep. This is my second Varsha Bajaj book, my first being Abby Spencer Goes to Bollywood, which basically what would happen if Shahid Kapoor and Salman Khan were the same person and had a mixed-race daughter, but they had the stardom of SRK. I have an immense appreciation for the stories that Paula Wiseman Books publish, and this book was just a little reminder of the amazing YA and MG content that is out in the world. Then, when Papa is finally on the road to recovery, Karina uses her newfound social media reach to help celebrate both his homecoming and a community coming together. When Karina posts a few photos related to the attack on social media, they quickly attract attention, and before long her #CountMeIn post–“What does an American look like? #immigrants #WeBelong #IamAmerican #HateHasNoHomeHere”–goes viral and a diverse population begins to add their own photos. Her grandfather is gravely injured and Karina and Chris vow not to let hate win. But one afternoon something unimaginable happens–the three of them are assaulted by a stranger who targets Indian-American Karina and her grandfather because of how they look. Then Karina’s grandfather starts tutoring Chris, and she discovers he’s actually a nice, funny kid. Karina Chopra would have never imagined becoming friends with the boy next door–after all, they’ve avoided each other for years and she assumes Chris is just like the boys he hangs out with, who she labels a pack of hyenas. Synopsis: An uplifting story, told through the alternating voices of two middle-schoolers, in which a community rallies to reject racism. Genre: Middle Grade, Contemporary Fiction, Realistic Fiction
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