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Pashmina
Contributor(s): Chanani, Nidhi (Author)
ISBN: 1626720878     ISBN-13: 9781626720879
Publisher: First Second
OUR PRICE:   $15.29  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: October 2017
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - General
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emigration & Immigration
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Asia
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2016961589
Lexile Measure: 240
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 8.4" (0.80 lbs) 176 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Indian
- Sex & Gender - Feminine
- Topical - Family
- Cultural Region - Asian
- Ethnic Orientation - Asian
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 191880
Reading Level: 2.3   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 1.0
 
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Publisher Description:

A Junior Library Guild Selection 2017
Amazon Top Twenty Children's Book of the Year 2017
Amazon Best Book of the month December 2017
Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2017
Texas Maverick Graphic Novel 2017
Northern California Indie Bookseller Association Long-List Title

Priyanka Das has so many unanswered questions: Why did her mother abandon her home in India years ago? What was it like there? And most importantly, who is her father, and why did her mom leave him behind? But Pri's mom avoids these questions--the topic of India is permanently closed.

For Pri, her mother's homeland can only exist in her imagination. That is, until she find a mysterious pashmina tucked away in a forgotten suitcase. When she wraps herself in it, she is transported to a place more vivid and colorful than any guidebook or Bollywood film. But is this the real India? And what is that shadow lurking in the background? To learn the truth, Pri must travel farther than she's ever dared and find the family she never knew.

In this heartwarming graphic novel debut, Nidhi Chanani weaves a tale about the hardship and self-discovery that is born from juggling two cultures and two worlds.

This title has Common Core connections.

Contributor Bio(s): Chanani, Nidhi: - Nidhi Chanani was born in Kolkata, India, and raised in Southern California. She holds a degree in literature from the University of California, Santa Cruz. She creates illustrations that capture the love in everyday moments. In 2012 she was honored at the White House as a Champion of Change for her art. Her illustrations are sold in boutiques along the West Coast and she's worked with companies like Disney and Hasbro. Nidhi lives in the San Francisco Bay area with her husband, daughter, and two cats. Pashmina is her first graphic novel.