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Mitali Perkins

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Mitali Perkins has written many novels for young readers, 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 coming in 2022), Bamboo People (an ALA Top 10 YA novel), and Forward Me Back to You, which won the South Asia Book Award for Younger Readers. She currently writes and resides in the San Francisco Bay Area: mitaliperkins.com.

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	You Bring the Distant Near 3.99 avg rating — 4,041 ratings — published 2017 — 10 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 3.96 avg rating — 3,118 ratings — published 2010 — 17 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 (Goodreads Author), Jamie Hogan (Illustrator) 3.94 avg rating — 1,638 ratings — published 2007 — 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
	Between Us and Abuela: A Family Story from the Border by Mitali Perkins (Goodreads Author), Sara Palacios (Illustrator) 4.35 avg rating — 855 ratings — published 2019 — 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 4.04 avg rating — 696 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
	Home is in Between by Mitali Perkins (Goodreads Author), Lavanya Naidu (Illustrator) 4.36 avg rating — 633 ratings — published 2021 — 2 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 — 653 ratings — published 2004 — 9 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
	Open Mic: Riffs on Life Between Cultures in Ten Voices by Mitali Perkins (Goodreads Author) (Editor), David Yoo (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Cherry Cheva (Contributor) 3.88 avg rating — 644 ratings — published 2013 — 11 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 3.96 avg rating — 609 ratings — published 2008 — 11 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
	Tiger Boy 3.96 avg rating — 463 ratings — published 2015 — 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

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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

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“rule number eight: noting ventured, nothing gained”
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Under the Mesquite by Guadalupe Garcia McCall

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Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers

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The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

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Dust Girl by Sarah Zettel

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Vaclav and Lena by Haley Tanner

1 vote, 5.6%

Bamboo People by Mitali Perkins

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Skeleton Man by Joseph Bruchac

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The Good Braider by Terry Farish

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