Monday, November 7, 2016

Narsimhan, Mahtab. Mission Mumbai.

Narsimhan, Mahtab.  Mission Mumbai.  Scholastic Press  2016  261p  $16.99  ISBN 978-0-545-74651-9  ms/jr  Multicultural  VG-BN   

Dylan Moore, a street-smart New Yorker, goes along on a family vacation to India with his best friend, Rohit Lal. In Mumbai, India both boys find that adverse or unusual conditions will stretch friendships.

This is a well written, humorous book that points out that grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence. Rohit and Dylan find that the environmental and cultural differences between the United States and India lead to not only stress but also fun adventures. And if they work at it, their friendship and humor will solve a lot of problems.

This is a great multicultural novel.     


Summary: Dylan Moore, a street smart New Yorker, goes along on a family vacation to India with his best friend, Rohit Lal. In Mumbai, India, both boys find that adverse or unusual conditions will stretch friendships.

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