Monsoon Summer by Mitali Perkins is about Jasmine (Jazz for short), a teen from Berkley, California who journeys to India for the summer with her family. Jazz's mother is there to create a clinic for poor women near the orphanage where she was adopted by her American parents as a four year old. Jazz is struggling with her feelings for her best friend and business partner, Steve, who is back in California running their post card picture booth. Jazz's brother finds a place teacher soccer to the orphans at the orphanage, her father begins teaching the nuns how to use their computer programs, and Jazz feels left out. Eventually, she befriends Danita, a girl from the orphanage who is helping Jazz's family cook and clean. Jazz realizes that her time in India might be more meaningful as she begins helping Danita with her own dream of creating a small business and getting out of the orphanage with her two younger sisters.I really loved this book. It was a very nice story. I really liked the way Jazz learned so much about herself through helping the people at the orphanage. It was fun to see her relationship with Steve change throughout the book as well. I would recommend this book to any girl who likes realistic fiction!! This is one of the 2008-2009 Maud Hart Lovelace Nominees.
2 comments:
pretty good ending but slow at some parts
I thoght that it was a great romantic story. I think that discovering yourself is as important as school is. It was amazing about what India is like and I think that it was great because of her changing attitude.
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