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Nina Soni, Perfect Hostess

by Kashmira Sheth
Jenn Kocsmiersky
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When family visit from India, Nina Soni has the opportunity to be the perfect hostess—but her annoying cousin Montu and her own assumptions and intentions may complicate matters.
Nina’s grandmother is coming to visit, all the way from India. It’s hard, only getting to see her grandparents on carefully timed video calls, scheduled to manage that ten-and-a-half hour time difference. But now Dadi is going to stay for several weeks!
 
Nina can’t wait to see Dadi—but then it turns out that Montu, her annoying cousin, will also be coming. It’s challenging enough to manage her little sister, but Nina has gotten used to that, and even come to appreciate many of Kavita’s eccentricities. Still, it will be fun to introduce her extended family to life and friends in Madison, Wisconsin, and Nina is determined to become the perfect hostess. Surely, she can manage to plan a lovely visit, with the help of the lists she makes in her journal.

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    April 25, 2023

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      • ISBN: 9781682635032

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      • ISBN: 9781682635032
      • File size: 7262 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • School Library Journal

      March 1, 2023

      Gr 2-4-Seth continues her popular series of chapter books featuring nine-year-old Nina Soni, an Indian American girl who is a list-maker and a math problem-solver. While previous titles focused on Nina's efforts to fix everyday problems, this one expands on Indian cultural traditions that were mentioned in earlier titles. This time, Nina and her family excitedly welcome Grandmother Dadi and young cousin Montu who have come from India for their first trip to America. Indian foods, traditional dances, words, and education are explained within the context of the Soni family showing their guests life in America. Vowing to be a perfect hostess, Nina uses her detailed lists and math skills to analyze and solve problems, methods to which young STEAM enthusiasts might relate. Young readers' attention will more likely be drawn to the illustrated lists and math problems than to Kocsmiersky's pleasant drawings. The drawings are illustrations of single scenes within each chapter but do not advance the plot. The storyline itself is as easy to follow, with vocabulary boxes included that feature both English and Indian terms. Each box contains a reprint of a vocabulary word followed by its definition. VERDICT The scarcity of early chapter books that show both Indian and American cultural traditions, the integration of two cultures, and definitions of both countries' words, make this book a recommended purchase for middle grade reading collections.-Cheryl Blevens

      Copyright 2023 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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