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From Twinkle, with Love
by Sandhya Menon
For Twinkle, high school is split into two worlds--the invisible "groundlings" and the popular "silk feathered hats." When she has the opportunity to show off her skill and gain an upgrade from groundling to the world of silks, Twinkle uses her skills as a budding director to merge the two worlds and make a masterpiece in the process. Unfortunately, one crush, one secret admirer, and one equally-passionate fellow groundling make that just a bit more complicated than Twinkle was hoping for.
The excitably passionate, aspiring director Twinkle Mehra has a distinct, energetic voice that moves the story forward from the first page. Her story is told through a series of journal entries to her favorite female filmmakers, emails, and text messages, which provides an aftermath recap of Twinkle's experiences. While it's easy to connect to Twinkle's point of view of high school and friendships as a "groundling," the story and Twinkle's adorkable charm eventually lose their steam. Twinkle's emotions run towards the dramatic as the story reaches its falling action, but then again, high school always has a flare of drama to begin with.
All in all, this story starts with a riveting, rushing pace that should keep readers moving to the last page. The adorkable, film-loving, passion-driven Twinkle is sure to snag your attention with a voice that lives right off the page.
The excitably passionate, aspiring director Twinkle Mehra has a distinct, energetic voice that moves the story forward from the first page. Her story is told through a series of journal entries to her favorite female filmmakers, emails, and text messages, which provides an aftermath recap of Twinkle's experiences. While it's easy to connect to Twinkle's point of view of high school and friendships as a "groundling," the story and Twinkle's adorkable charm eventually lose their steam. Twinkle's emotions run towards the dramatic as the story reaches its falling action, but then again, high school always has a flare of drama to begin with.
All in all, this story starts with a riveting, rushing pace that should keep readers moving to the last page. The adorkable, film-loving, passion-driven Twinkle is sure to snag your attention with a voice that lives right off the page.