How To Salsa In A Sari (Kimani TRU)

By Dona Sarkar

The Culture Club

First, Issa Mazumder's nerdy boyfriend dumps her for popular Latina princess Cat Morena--as if Cat even likes him. She just hates Issa. And for good reason: Issa finds out that her mother not only has been dating Cat's dad, but is going to marry him. That means they're moving into Cat's huge house. And not only is Issa's stepsister-to-be a total beyotch, she has no respect for Issa's Indian and African-American heritage. But Issa gets some tough advice: if she wants Cat Morena to welcome her traditions, Issa had better learn how to salsa in a sari.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373830882
• ISBN13: 9780373830886
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Kimani Press
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6

Customer Reviews

How To Find a Great Book!

Beautiful, brilliant, blended Issa Mazumder thinks her life is just fine. She gets straight As, has her best friends Gigi and Ishaan, her geeky-cute boyfriend Adam, and lives with her bohemian, art teacher, Indian mother--all while waiting for her long-lost African-American father to return and rescue her back to her beloved Detroit. So what if she's still pretty much a social outcast and she has one serious arch-enemy who's always ready for a catfight. But then in a cruel twist, her okay life turns into her waking nightmare. First, Cat Moreno--the aforementioned arch-enemy--steals Issa's boyfriend. Then, her mom announces that she's marrying the guy she's only been dating a short time ... who also happens to be Cat's father. Now Issa and her mom have moved into the Moreno guest house, and Issa has to face Cat across the dinner table every night. Soon Issa is taking extreme measures to make sure the marriage made in Hades never happens. Will Issa find a way to convince her mom this marriage is a rotten idea? Can she face Cat head-on and emerge without scars--or will Issa be the one fighting to wound? HOW TO SALSA IN A SARI is a fast-paced read with plenty of twists and turns that will leave you asking, "What will Issa do next?" Buy. Read. Enjoy.

A Fun Read!

I could not put "How to Salsa in a Sari" down! What a wonderful book. Mischievous, scheming characters, nail-biting plot, adoloscent angst, family break-ups and make-ups...all the elements of a "masala" filled book! I highly recommend it.

Loved this Book

Really loved to read this book. I could co-relate to all the incidents of this book. Being a Mother of two daughters, I could easily visualize the characters and their problems. I would strongly recommend this book to other Teenagers and their Parents.

So far so good!

Nope- this is not a biased review from a person that has known the author since 8'th grade... I'm in the middle of the book right now and despite tearing up to be so happy at my friend's success, I'm really loving the book. Dona Sarkar paints the characters so well and all other things in the story that it's like pausing a movie when I have to put the book down to do something else. I can't wait to finish the book tomorrow. Congrats, Dona! Aargh- and so far I want Cat to get slapped in the face and shoved in a dumpster- however I know that whatever happens to Cat will be good.

so much fun to read!

This book was a lot of fun to read! I definitely reccomend it for any teenager, it deals with a lot of issues that they can relate to. It has a very broad application, you don't need to be Indian or Hispanic to enjoy 'How to Salsa in a Sari'.