{"product_id":"you-bring-the-distant-near-paperback-2","title":"You Bring the Distant Near - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMitali Perkins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 2017 National Book Award Longlist Title with six starred reviews\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal's \u003c\/i\u003eBest Books of 2017\u003cbr\u003eA New York City Public Library's Notable 50 Best Books for Teens\u003cbr\u003eSouth Asia Book Award Winner \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis 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, \u003ci\u003eYou Bring the Distant Near \u003c\/i\u003eexplores sisterhood, first loves, friendship, and the inheritance of culture--for better or worse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere is a sweeping story of five women at once intimately relatable and yet entirely new.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMitali Perkins \u003c\/b\u003ehas written novels for young readers, including \u003ci\u003eRickshaw Girl \u003c\/i\u003e(a NYPL Top 100 Book) and \u003ci\u003eBamboo People\u003c\/i\u003e (an ALA Top 10 YA novel). \u003ci\u003eTiger Boy\u003c\/i\u003e is a Junior Library Guild selection. Mitali was born in Kolkata, India, and has lived in Bangladesh, India, England, Thailand, Mexico, Cameroon, and Ghana. She currently resides in San Francisco, where she is a lecturer at Saint Mary's College of California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.1 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 02, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e You Bring the Distant Near\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47395601055993,"sku":"9781250233868","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/R05sNk5RS2psdEFHc216Nm85cDVZQT09_20813777-4dbb-4e9d-83cd-e74966444a9b.webp?v=1770271810","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/you-bring-the-distant-near-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}