Sister of the Bollywood Bride

Sister of the Bollywood Bride is a delightful young adult novel that follows Mini, a smart and capable teen, as she takes on the monumental task of planning her older sister Vinnie's elaborate Indian wedding. Seven years after their mother's passing, Mini feels a deep responsibility to create the wedding her mother would have envisioned, despite her own lack of experience with desi traditions. The story skillfully weaves together themes of family, grief, cultural identity, and first love, all set against the backdrop of a tight deadline and an impending hurricane. It's a heartwarming and humorous read for teens navigating personal growth and familial expectations.

For fans of Morgan Matson's Save the Date comes a charming novel about one teen's summer tackling disasters including, but not limited to, family, romance, and weather -- as she plans her sister's Bollywood-style Indian wedding. Mini's big sister, Vinnie, is getting married. Their mom passed away seven years ago and between Dad's new start-up and Vinnie's medical residency, there's no one but Mini to plan the wedding. Dad raised her to know more about computers, calculus, and cars than desi weddings but from the moment Mini held the jewelry Mom left them, she wanted her sister to have the wedding Mom would've planned. Now Mini has only two months to get it done and she's not going to let anything distract her, not even the persistent, mysterious, and smoking-hot Vir Mirchandani. Flower garlands, decorations, music, even a white wedding horse -- everything is in place. That is, until a monster hurricane heads for Boston that could ruin everything. Will Mini come through as sister of the bride and save the day?