You Bring the Distant Near (Thorndike Press Large Print Mini-collection)

Nominated for the National Book Award.Five starred reviews.Winner of the South Asia Book Award.Winner of the Mississippi State Magnolia Award.A WNDB Walter Honor Book.
A School Library Journal's Best Book.
A New York City Public Library's Notable 50 Best Books for Teens.
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.