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Mitali Perkins


Born
in Kolkata, India
May 27, 1975

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Genre
Literature & Fiction, Young Adult, Children's


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 · 17,826 ratings · 3,482 reviews · 28 distinct works • Similar authors
You Bring the Distant Near
3.95 avg rating — 4,616 ratings — published 2017 — 14 editions
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Bamboo People
3.94 avg rating — 3,727 ratings — published 2010 — 26 editions
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Between Us and Abuela: A Fa...
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Home is in Between
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Forward Me Back to You
4.03 avg rating — 809 ratings — published 2019 — 6 editions
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Monsoon Summer
3.83 avg rating — 669 ratings — published 2004 — 12 editions
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Secret Keeper
3.95 avg rating — 630 ratings — published 2008 — 14 editions
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Steeped in Stories: Timeles...
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Hope in the Valley
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“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
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“rule number eight: noting ventured, nothing gained”
― Mitali Perkins, Monsoon Summer
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