{"product_id":"you-bring-the-distant-near-9781250233868","title":"You Bring the Distant Near","description":"\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.\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\/02\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.30w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250233868\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250233860\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-YAF\"\u003eYoung Adult Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-YAF018040\"\u003eFamily | Multigenerational\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-YAF\"\u003eYoung Adult Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-YAF058100\"\u003eSocial Themes | Emigration \u0026amp; Immigration\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-YAF\"\u003eYoung Adult Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-YAF027000\"\u003eHumorous | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42704458907885,"sku":"9781250233868","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_ea5d2f17-de0f-41d4-96c5-cf688f0d59fb.jpg?v=1649997865","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/you-bring-the-distant-near-9781250233868","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}