New Voice: Varsha Bajaj on Abby Spencer Goes to Bollywood

Discussion GuideBy Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Varsha Bajaj is the debut novelist behind Abby Spencer Goes to Bollywood (Albert Whitman, 2014). From the promotional copy:

What thirteen-year-old Abby wants most is to meet her father. She just never imagined he would be a huge film star—in Bollywood! 

Now she's traveling to Mumbai to get to know her famous father. 

Abby is overwhelmed by the culture clash, the pressures of being the daughter of India's most famous celebrity, and...