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You Bring the Distant Near
Contributor(s): Perkins, Mitali (Author)
ISBN: 1250233860     ISBN-13: 9781250233868
Publisher: Square Fish
OUR PRICE:   $10.79  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: April 2019
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Family - Multigenerational
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Emigration & Immigration
- Young Adult Fiction | Humorous - General
Dewey: FIC
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.3" W x 8.1" (0.60 lbs) 320 pages
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 192420
Reading Level: 4.9   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 9.0
 
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Publisher Description:

A 2017 National Book Award Longlist Title with six starred reviews
A School Library Journal's Best Books of 2017
A New York City Public Library's Notable 50 Best Books for Teens
South Asia Book Award Winner

This elegant young adult novel captures the immigrant experience for one Indian-American family with humor and heart. Told in alternating teen voices across three generations, You Bring the Distant Near explores sisterhood, first loves, friendship, and the inheritance of culture--for better or worse.

From a grandmother worried that her children are losing their Indian identity to a daughter wrapped up in a forbidden biracial love affair to a granddaughter social-activist fighting to preserve Bengali tigers, award-winning author Mitali Perkins weaves together the threads of a family growing into an American identity.

Here is a sweeping story of five women at once intimately relatable and yet entirely new.

Contributor Bio(s): Perkins, Mitali: - Mitali Perkins has written many award-winning books for young readers. Her novel, You Bring the Distant Near, was a Walter Honor Book and a National Book Award Nominee, won the South Asia Book Award, and received six starred reviews, in addition to other accolades. Mitali was born in Kolkata, India, and has lived in Bangladesh, England, Thailand, Mexico, Cameroon, and Ghana. She currently resides in Northern California.