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Mitali’s 2024 Year in Books
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Mitali Perkins
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I lived in Chiang Mai for three years and spoke firsthand to Karenni refugees on the border.
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You Bring the Distant Near
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2017
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Bamboo People
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2010
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26 editions
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Rickshaw Girl
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2007
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22 editions
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Between Us and Abuela: A Family Story from the Border (The "Between" Books)
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2019
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Home is in Between
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2021
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Forward Me Back to You
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2019
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6 editions
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Monsoon Summer
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2004
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12 editions
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Secret Keeper
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2008
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14 editions
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Steeped in Stories: Timeless Children’s Novels to Refresh Our Tired Souls
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2021
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5 editions
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Hope in the Valley
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"A can't-put-it-down mystery set near Darjeeling, India, the book also makes a wonderful travelogue, and is tied together with themes of otherness, honor and family. Sona, a twelve-year-old Nepali girl, wants to go to school. She has already earned a "
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"Sona’s family, originally from Nepal, lives near a Darjeeling tea plantation in India where her mother works. Sona is a good student, and hopes to pass the English exam so that she can win a place at the Darjeeling International School. But her famil"
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Between Us and Abuela: A Family Story from the Border (The "Between" Books):
"A mother and two children visit their Abuela across a border fence in San Diego. The children haven't seen their Abuela in a long time and find a creative way to give a gift to her. This story is timely and emotional. The illustrations are beautiful."
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Ellice's review
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Between Us and Abuela: A Family Story from the Border (The "Between" Books):
"A touching and ultimately hopeful story about a mother and her children separated from their grandmother by the U.S.-Mexico border. As someone who some years back was able to go to Border Field State Park, the visitation point near San Diego where mo"
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| One of my suggestions is to honor one’s own work, so here you go. I hope this book is helpful to you. | |
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Chinese Menu: The History, Myths, and Legends Behind Your Favorite Foods
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“There's something about putting words on a page in private that makes me feel powerful in public.”
― You Bring the Distant Near
― You Bring the Distant Near
“Where am I from? Can the answer be stories and words, some of theirs, some of mine?”
― You Bring the Distant Near
― You Bring the Distant Near
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| Wild Things: YA G...: October group read winners! | 18 | 104 | Sep 24, 2012 05:22PM | |
| YA Reads for Teac...: December 2013 - Open Mic: Riffs on Life Between Culture... - Mitali Perkins | 83 | 43 | Jan 04, 2014 10:08PM | |
| YA Reads for Teac...: * How did you locate our group? | 137 | 305 | Jul 13, 2016 01:47PM | |
| Literary Fiction ...: National Book Award Longlist Y.A. | 6 | 28 | Sep 12, 2017 09:51PM | |
| Books & Boba: 2017 National Book Award | 6 | 15 | Oct 04, 2017 12:22PM | |
| A Million More Pages: Mad Man With a Box | 160 | 198 | Jan 31, 2018 08:18PM | |
| Lit CelebrAsian B...: What are your favourite quotes? We'll share them! | 5 | 15 | Mar 21, 2018 06:53PM |
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i just read your book monsoon summer! :D i thought it was awesome; i'm glad i read it!
hi! thanx 4 accepting my friend request! i was really happy that i found your profile on this site... :D i don't know if you remember me from that book signing, but i am a teen writer who is always looking for feedback. so if you have some advice, or if you would read some of the writing that i have posted on this site, i would really appreciate it. :) thanx again!
