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'Radha And Jai' Is A Toe-Tapping Dance Romance Treat

Nisha Sharma's new YA novel follows two Indian American teenagers who overcome differing backgrounds to find love while prepping for an important dance competition — a perfect teen movie setup.
<em>Radha & Jai's Recipe for Romance</em>, by Nisha Sharma

As a Greek American, I appreciate the value of filling up on foods your yiayia used to make and dancing to exhaustion ... and then getting up and dancing again. So right off the bat, Nisha Sharma's Radha and Jai's Recipe for looked like an absolute treat, and I am happy to say I was not disappointed.

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