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Mitali Perkins

Born

in Kolkata, India

May 10, 0033

Website

http://www.mitaliperkins.com

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Genre

Literature & Fiction, Young Adult, Children's

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Mitali Perkins has written many books for young readers as well as a couple for adults, including You Bring the Distant Near (nominated for the National Book Award) Rickshaw Girl (a NYPL best 100 Book for children in the past 100 years, film adaptation at rickshawgirlmovie.com), Bamboo People (an ALA Top 10 YA novel), and Forward Me Back to You, which won the South Asia Book Award for Younger Readers. Her newest novel, Hope in the Valley, received five starred reviews and was selected as a Best Book for Young Readers by Kirkus and Book Page. She currently writes and resides in the San Francisco Bay Area: mitaliperkins.com.

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HOPE IN THE VALLEY is a finalist for the California Young Reader Medal!

I'm thrilled to share that my novel set in California, HOPE IN THE VALLEY, has been nominated for the 2026-2027 California Young Reader Medal in the Intermediate Category (grades 3-5), along with two other wonderful books.

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Average rating: 3.98 · 17,461 ratings · 3,398 reviews · 27 distinct works • Similar authors

	You Bring the Distant Near 3.95 avg rating — 4,561 ratings — published 2017 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bamboo People 3.95 avg rating — 3,697 ratings — published 2010 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rickshaw Girl by Mitali Perkins, Jamie Hogan (Illustrator) 3.95 avg rating — 2,101 ratings — published 2007 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Between Us and Abuela: A Family Story from the Border (The "Between" Books) by Mitali Perkins, Sara Palacios (Illustrator) 4.35 avg rating — 1,048 ratings — published 2019 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Home is in Between by Mitali Perkins, Lavanya Naidu (Illustrator) 4.35 avg rating — 774 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Forward Me Back to You 4.03 avg rating — 801 ratings — published 2019 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Monsoon Summer 3.83 avg rating — 669 ratings — published 2004 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Secret Keeper 3.95 avg rating — 628 ratings — published 2008 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Steeped in Stories: Timeless Children’s Novels to Refresh Our Tired Souls 3.86 avg rating — 608 ratings — published 2021 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hope in the Valley 4.24 avg rating — 443 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Mitali Perkins (?)

“There's something about putting words on a page in private that makes me feel powerful in public.”
― Mitali Perkins, You Bring the Distant Near

tags: sonia, writing

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“Where am I from? Can the answer be stories and words, some of theirs, some of mine?”
― Mitali Perkins, You Bring the Distant Near

tags: belonging, home

5 likes

“rule number eight: noting ventured, nothing gained”
― Mitali Perkins, Monsoon Summer

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Polls

What themed (multicultural) book would you like to read for October?

Under the Mesquite by Guadalupe Garcia McCall

5 votes, 27.8%

Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers

4 votes, 22.2%

The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

3 votes, 16.7%

Dust Girl by Sarah Zettel

2 votes, 11.1%

Vaclav and Lena by Haley Tanner

1 vote, 5.6%

Bamboo People by Mitali Perkins

1 vote, 5.6%

Skeleton Man by Joseph Bruchac

1 vote, 5.6%

The Good Braider by Terry Farish

1 vote, 5.6%

18 total votes

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HOPE IN THE VALLEY is a finalist for the California Young Reader Medal!

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