{"product_id":"hope-in-the-valley-9781250793904","title":"Hope in the Valley","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHope in the Valley\u003c\/i\u003e, from National Book Award Nominee Mitali Perkins, is a \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003emiddle-grade novel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e exploring grief, friendship, family, and growing up in a community facing a housing crisis.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwelve-year-old Indian-American Pandita Paul doesn't like change. She's not ready to start middle school and leave the comforts of childhood behind. Most of all, Pandita doesn't want to feel like she's leaving her mother, who died a few years ago, behind. After a falling out with her best friend, Pandita is planning to spend most of her summer break reading and writing in her favorite secret space: the abandoned but majestic mansion across the street. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut then the unthinkable happens. The town announces that the old home will be bulldozed in favor of new--maybe affordable--housing. With her family on opposing sides of the issue, Pandita must find her voice--and the strength to move on--in order to give her community hope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11977487\"\u003eMitali Perkins\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Square Fish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/08\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250793904\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250793904\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JUV\"\u003eJuvenile Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JUV013070\"\u003eFamily | Siblings\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JUV\"\u003eJuvenile Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JUV023000\"\u003eLifestyles | City \u0026amp; Town Life\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JUV\"\u003eJuvenile Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JUV039090\"\u003eSocial Themes | New Experience\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMitali Perkins\u003c\/b\u003e has written several books for young readers, including \u003ci\u003eHome Is in Between\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBetween Us and Abuela\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eForward Me Back to You\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eYou Bring the Distant Near\u003c\/i\u003e (a National Book Award Nominee, a Walter Honor Book, a South Asia Book Award Winner, a \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year, and a \u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 2017 Best Book of the Year), \u003ci\u003eRickshaw Girl\u003c\/i\u003e (a NYPL Top 100 Book), and \u003ci\u003eBamboo People\u003c\/i\u003e (an ALA Top 10 YA novel). Mitali was born in India and currently resides in Northern California.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48109234258157,"sku":"9781250793904","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_639ea4c0-b6ad-48f1-882f-048cd18761e7.jpg?v=1747596808","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/hope-in-the-valley-9781250793904","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}