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Sapna (Kajol) was a frequent visitor to the Saigal mansion as her father was the most trusted driver of the family. She envied the rich, and wanted to be like them. When she is reminded of her social status by the super rich brat Vicky Saigal (Saif Ali Khan), she leaves town to make something of herself. Now she is back as a successful and wealthy model and Vicky sees her in a different light and falls for her. The problem is that his elder brother Vijay (Akshay Kumar) is already in Love with the same girl.

A (spoiler-filled!) analysis of THE DISREPUTABLE HISTORY OF FRANKIE LANDAU-BANKS by E. Lockhart in fifteen parts. In this video, a discussion of Matthew as superhero quickly dovetails into the inevitable Twilight comparison. Who is the Edward? Who is the Jacob? This transitions to a discussion of a changed envisioning of a love triangle, where the protagonist is not a prize to be “gotten” and therefore ends up making her own choice, which is neither one. Analysis of the choices made quickly turn to Frankie’s expected future versus Matthew’s, and then of what exactly Frankie did in the book that was so wrong. Is it the pranks? Stealing Alpha’s identity? Raising the stakes? Getting out of control? In becoming Alpha, does Frankie lose herself? This segues into the story of the ideal ending for Frankie- not what would have made the book better, but what someone invested in Frankie’s life would want to happen to/for her. Our round-table discussion included, from left to right: Kristin Cashore, bestselling author of GRACELING, FIRE, and the upcoming BITTERBLUE; Deborah Kaplan, professor at the Simmons College Center for the Study of Children’s Literature; and Amy Stern, assistant agent at the Sheldon Fogelman Agency. Because our fourth participant, children’s literature critic Rebecca Rabinowitz, has a physical disability (CFIDS), she’s lying down offscreen, but she’s still a very active part of the group discussion.
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