Radha & Jai's Recipe for Romance
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4.1 • 7 Ratings
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Publisher Description
To All the Boys I Loved Before meets World of Dance in this delectable love story that combines food, dance, and a hint of drama to cook up the perfect romance.
Radha is on the verge of becoming one of the greatest kathak dancers in the world . . . until a family betrayal costs her the biggest competition of her life. Now she has left her Chicago home behind to follow her stage mom to New Jersey. At the Princeton Academy of the Arts, Radha is determined to leave performing in her past and reinvent herself from scratch.
Jai is captain of the Bollywood Beats dance team, ranked first in his class, and is an overachiever with no college plans. Tight family funds means medical school is a pipe dream, which is why he wants to make the most out of high school. When Radha enters his life, he realizes she's the exact ingredient he needs for a show-stopping senior year.
With careful choreography, both Radha and Jai will need to face their fears (and their families) if they want a taste of a happily ever after.
"A tasty treat! Nisha Sharma always delights." --MEG CABOT, author of The Princess Diaries
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
In this thoroughly charming YA novel, teenage romance is served up Indian-American–style…complete with tasty recipes! Seventeen-year-old Radha was once a world-class talent in the classical dance style of Kathak, but she lost her love of dance when her family split up and she moved with her mom to New Jersey. All that changes when Radha meets Jai: the ridiculously cute, 18-year-old captain of her new school’s Bollywood dance team. Author Nisha Sharma steeps this relatable story in cultural experiences, from a date watching classic Indian musicals in the park to unexpected drama at a Diwali celebration. We particularly loved the way Radha tries to reconnect with her dad by learning the recipes he uses in his restaurant. Radha & Jai's Recipe for Romance is the ideal follow-up to Sharma’s previous book, My So-Called Bollywood Life, and a must for anyone who loves the excitement of a first kiss.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Sharma (My So-Called Bollywood Life) deftly crafts a sweet romance steeped in food, dance, and desi culture. When 17-year-old Radha Chopra arrives in London for the International Kathak Classics semifinals, she has no idea her life is about to be upended. Having spent years training in the North Indian classical dance form, Radha is blindsided when she learns that her previous success may have had something to do with her mother's affair with a judge. After Radha and her mother move from Chicago to New Jersey, the talented teen enrolls at the Princeton Academy of the Arts and Sciences, striking a deal with her mom: if Radha devotes herself to dancing for one year, her mother will pay her university tuition. At the Academy, Bollywood Beats dance team captain Jai dreams of attending medical school, a financial impossibility unless he wins scholarship money at a regional dance competition. When his attractive new friend Radha agrees to help choreograph his team's competition routine, the teens will have to overcome their personal demons—including performance anxiety and difficult family relationships—to win. Financial and medical issues intersect with familial pressures in ways that relatably shape the well-wrought characters' lives, while humor and romance leaven the quickly paced book's exploration of serious topics. Ages 14–up.
