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You Bring the Distant Near

by Mitali Perkins

Three generations, one evolving family identity

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Three generations, one evolving family identity

Mitali Perkins traces an Indian-American family through three generations, using alternating teen voices to connect the women’s experiences. The description places sisterhood, first love, friendship, and cultural inheritance alongside questions of identity and belonging. Its family story spans concerns about preserving Indian identity, a biracial relationship, and activism to protect Bengali tigers, linking private relationships with wider cultural and environmental concerns.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in multigenerational family stories.
  • Readers curious about Indian-American experiences and cultural identity.
  • Those drawn to stories featuring sisterhood, first love, friendship, or environmental activism.

Themes

Multigenerational familyImmigrant and cultural identitySisterhood and friendshipFirst loveEnvironmental activism

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Book overview

A 2017 National Book Award Longlist Title with six starred reviews
A School Library Journal's Best Books of 2017
A New York City Public Library's Notable 50 Best Books for Teens
South Asia Book Award Winner

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.

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