You Bring the Distant Near

<p>A 2017 National Book Award Longlist Title with six starred reviews<br>A <i>School Library Journal's </i>Best Books of 2017<br>A New York City Public Library's Notable 50 Best Books for Teens<br>South Asia Book Award Winner <p/>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 <i>You Bring the Distant Near </i>explores sisterhood first loves friendship and the inheritance of culture--for better or worse. <p/>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. <p/>Here is a sweeping story of five women at once intimately relatable and yet entirely new.</p>