Abby Spencer Goes To Bollywood
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Publication Year
2014
ISBN
9780807563632
Pages
249 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
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 the burden of keeping her identity a secret. But as she learns to navigate her new surroundings, she just might discover where she really belongs.
Grade Level
6-8
Diversity Topics
Family Relationship; Culture/Ethnicity; Racial Diversity; Single parent; Bicultural; Biracial; single mother; bicultural teenager; mixed race; biracial teenager
Main Character
female teenager
Race/Ethnicities
Asian (Indian) / White
Family Formation
separated mother and father
Awards
Crystal Kite Member Choice Award, 2015, Winner, Author (UK,Ireland)
Cybils Awards, 2014, Finalist, Middle Grade Fiction
Keywords
fathers and daughters; India; motion picture actors and actresses; Bollywood; meeting new family
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Bajaj, Varsha, "Abby Spencer Goes To Bollywood" (2014). Diverse Families. 24.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/24