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You Bring the Distant Near

A 2017 National Book Award Longlist Title with six starred reviews A School Library Journal's Best Books of 2017 A New York City Public Library's Notable 50 Best Books for Teens South Asia Book Award Winner

This 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, You Bring the Distant Near explores sisterhood, first loves, friendship, and the inheritance of culture — for better or worse.

From 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.

Here is a sweeping story of five women at once intimately relatable and yet entirely new.

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 320
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 978-1-250-23386-8
  • EAN
  • 9781250233868
  • Release date
  • 2019
  • Age restriction
  • 12+