Bibliograph

Hope in the valley, Mitali Perkins

Type

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Hope in the valley, Mitali Perkins

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Ages 8-12, Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young ReadersGrades 4-6, Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Hope in the valley

Responsibility statement

Mitali Perkins

Summary

Twelve-year-old Indian-American Pandita Paul deals with change, grief, friendship, and growing up in a community facing a housing crisisTwelve-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 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

Target audience

pre adolescent

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