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You Bring the Distant Near
Contributor(s): Perkins, Mitali (Author)

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ISBN: 0374304904 ISBN-13: 9780374304904
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)

OUR PRICE: $15.29

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2017
* Out of Print *

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Family - Multigenerational
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Emigration & Immigration
- Young Adult Fiction | Humorous - General

Dewey: FIC

LCCN: 2016057822

Age Level: 12-18

Grade Level: 7-13

Lexile Measure: 720 HL (High-Low)

Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.7" W x 8.5" L (0.80 lbs) 320 pages

Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Price on Product

Review Citations: Booklist 07/01/2017 pg. 56
Publishers Weekly 07/17/2017
School Library Journal 08/01/2017 pg. 105
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2017
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2017
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2017 pg. 104
Shelf Awareness 09/29/2017
Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2017 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
Shelf Awareness 12/19/2017
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2018 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 192420
Reading Level: 4.9 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 9.0

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

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
2018 South Asia Book Award Winner
2018 White Ravens Award Winner
A Louisiana Readers' Choice Award Nominee

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 most recent 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. mitaliperkins.com

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