Hope in the valley
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...
| Main Author: | Perkins, Mitali (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Farrar Straus Giroux,
2023.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: |
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 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<U+2015>maybe affordable<U+2015>housing. With her family on opposing sides of the issue, Pandita must find her voice<U+2015>and the strength to move on<U+2015>in order to give her community hope. |
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| Physical Description: |
291 pages ; 22 cm |
| Audience: |
Ages 8-12 Grades 4-6 |
| ISBN: |
9780374388515 0374388512 |
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