|
Showing 1 - 13 of
13 matches in All Departments
Shanti and her parents say goodbye to the monsoon rains in their
Indian village. They move to a snowy town on the other side of the
world. At first, it isn't easy for Shanti to be new. Back and forth
she trudges between her family's Bengali traditions and her new
country's culture. Again and again, in between. She feasts on
biryani rice while kids in town eat hot dogs and PB&J
sandwiches. She watches Bollywood movies at home and Hollywood
movies with new friends. Is she still Indian? Is she becoming
American? How should she define home?
|
The Story of Us (Hardcover)
Mitali Perkins; Illustrated by Kevin Howdeshell, Kristen Howdeshell
|
R319
R262
Discovery Miles 2 620
Save R57 (18%)
|
Ships in 9 - 15 working days
|
It's almost time for Christmas, and Maria is travelling with her
mother and younger brother, Juan, to visit their grandmother on the
border of California and Mexico. For the few minutes they can share
together along the fence, Maria and her brother plan to exchange
stories and Christmas gifts with the grandmother they haven't seen
in years. But when Juan's gift is too big to fit through the slats
in the fence, Maria has a brilliant idea. She makes it into a kite
that soars over the top of the iron bars. Here is a heartwarming
tale of multicultural families, and the miracle of love.
|
Tiger Boy (Paperback)
Mitali Perkins
|
R221
R181
Discovery Miles 1 810
Save R40 (18%)
|
Ships in 9 - 15 working days
|
Hope in the Valley, from National Book Award Nominee Mitali
Perkins, is a middle-grade novel exploring grief, friendship,
family, and growing up in a community facing a housing crisis.
Twelve-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. But
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.
Narrated by two teenage boys on opposing sides of the conflict
between the Burmese government and the Karenni, one of Burma's many
ethnic minorities, this coming-of-age novel takes place against the
political and military backdrop of modern-day Burma. Chiko isn't a
fighter by nature. He's a book-loving Burmese boy whose father, a
doctor, is in prison for resisting the government. Tu Reh, on the
other hand, wants to fight for freedom after watching Burmese
soldiers destroy his Karenni family's home and bamboo fields.
Timidity becomes courage and anger becomes compassion when the
boys' stories intersect.
|
Rickshaw Girl (Paperback)
Mitali Perkins; Illustrated by Jamie Hogan
|
R188
R162
Discovery Miles 1 620
Save R26 (14%)
|
Ships in 12 - 17 working days
|
Naima is a talented painter of traditional alpana patterns, which
Bangladeshi women & girls paint on their houses for special
celebrations. But Naima is not satisfied just painting alpana. She
wants to help earn money for her family, like her best friend
Saleem does for his family. What will Naima do?
As Indian culture continues to curry the movies, music, and
literature of American culture, the time is perfect to re-introduce
this Indian-themed novel about a young girl's heart-felt attempt to
straddle her two worlds. Like any other eighth grader, smart and
spunky Sunita Sen just wants to fit in. She feels she's doing
pretty well, especially as her friendship with the school's tennis
star starts to blossom into something more. But when Sunita's
grandparents come from India to stay with her family, her lifestyle
changes, and Sunita suddenly becomes aware of identity issues she's
never before faced. Should she hide her heritage and be like
everyone else, or can she find a way to embrace it? Originally
published in 1993 as The Sunita Experiment, this touching yet
light-hearted tale is back in print in hard and soft cover with a
snappy new title, a spectacular jacket design, and a reader's
guide.
|
|