Mitali Perkins Knihy

The award-winning author of You Bring the Distant Near explores identity, homecoming, and the legacy of assault in this personal and ambitious new novel. Katina King is the reigning teen jujitsu champion of Northern California, but she’s having trouble fighting off the secrets in her past. Robin Thornton was adopted from an orphanage in India and is reluctant to take on his future. If he can’t find his roots, how can he possibly plan ahead? Robin and Kat meet in the most unlikely of places—a summer service trip to Kolkata to work with survivors of human trafficking. As bonds build between the travelmates, Robin and Kat discover that justice and healing are tangled, like the pain of their pasts and the hope for their futures. You can’t rewind life; sometimes you just have to push play. In turns heart wrenching, beautiful, and buoyant, Mitali Perkins's Forward Me Back to You focuses its lens on the ripple effects of violence—across borders and generations—and how small acts of heroism can break the cycle. This title has Common Core connections.

When her father loses his job and leaves India to look for work in America, Asha Gupta, her older sister, Reet, and their mother must wait with Baba’s brother and his family, as well as their grandmother, in Calcutta. Uncle is welcoming, but in a country steeped in tradition, the three women must abide by his decisions. Asha knows this is temporary—just until Baba sends for them. But with scant savings and time passing, the tension builds: Ma, prone to spells of sadness, finds it hard to submit to her mother- and sister-in-law; Reet’s beauty attracts unwanted marriage proposals; and Asha's promise to take care of Ma and Reet leads to impulsive behavior. What follows is a firestorm of rebuke—and secrets revealed! Asha’s only solace is her rooftop hideaway, where she pours her heart out in her diary, and where she begins a clandestine friendship with Jay Sen, the boy next door. Asha can hardly believe that she, and not Reet, is the object of Jay’s attention. Then news arrives about Baba . . . and Asha must make a choice that will change their lives forever.

New York Public Library’s “100 Best Children's Books of the Past 100 Years” Jane Addams Honor Book Maine Library Association Lupine Honor Book ALA Amelia Bloomer Project Award Book Bank Street Best Children's Books List (Starred) Association of Children's Booksellers Best Book The moving and critically acclaimed story of a young, artistic Bangladeshi girl who bravely defies tradition in order to support her family through hard times Naima is a talented painter of traditional alpana patterns, which Bangladeshi women and girls paint on their houses for special celebrations. But Naima is not satisfied just painting alpana. She wants to help earn money for her family, like her best friend, Saleem, does for his family. When Naima's rash effort to help puts her family deeper in debt, she draws on her resourceful nature and her talents to bravely save the day. Includes a glossary of Bangla words and an author's note about a changing Bangladesh and microfinance.

Ce roman pour jeunes adultes élégant capture l'expérience des immigrants d'une famille indo-américaine avec humour et cœur. Récit alterné de voix adolescentes à travers trois générations, il explore la sororité, les premiers amours, l'amitié et l'héritage culturel, pour le meilleur ou pour le pire. D'une grand-mère inquiète que ses enfants perdent leur identité indienne à une fille engagée dans une relation amoureuse biraciale interdite, en passant par une petite-fille militante pour la préservation des tigres du Bengale, l'auteure primée Mitali Perkins tisse les fils d'une famille en train de se forger une identité américaine. Voici une histoire vaste de cinq femmes à la fois intimement relatable et entièrement nouvelle.

La vie de Sunita est sens dessus dessous ! Ses grands-parents venus d'Inde, Didu et Dadu, se sont installés dans la maison de ses parents, en Californie. Depuis, toutes leurs habitudes sont bouleversées ! Sa mère a troqué ses tailleurs contre le costume traditionnel indien, poulet au curry et samosas ont remplacé sushis et pizzas, et, surtout, Sunita n'a plus le droit d'inviter de copains à la maison ! Comment l'expliquer à Michael, le garçon qui la fait fondre ? Entre sa famille et ses amis, le cœur de Sunita balance...