# Home Is in Between - Hardcover

by **Mitali Perkins** (Author), **Lavanya Naidu** (Illustrator)

**In the timely yet timeless picture book _Home Is in Between_, critically acclaimed author Mitali Perkins and illustrator Lavanya Naidu describe the experience of navigating multiple cultures and embracing the complex but beautiful home in between.**

Shanti misses the warm monsoon rains in India. Now in America, she watches fall leaves fly past her feet.

Still, her family's apartment feels like a village: Mama cooking _luchi_, funny stories in Bangla, and Baba's big laugh. But outside, everything is different - trick-or-treating, ballet class, and English books.

Back and forth, Shanti trudges between her two worlds. She remembers her village and learns her new town. She watches Bollywood movies at home and Hollywood movies with her friends. She is Indian. She is also American. How should she define home?

### Author Biography

**Mitali Perkins** has written several books for young readers, including _Between Us and Abuela, Forward Me Back to You,_ _You Bring the Distant Near_ (a National Book Award Nominee, a Walter Honor Book, a South Asia Book Award Winner, a _Publishers Weekly_ Best Book of the Year, and a _Shelf Awareness_ 2017 Best Book of the Year), _Rickshaw Girl_ (a NYPL Top 100 Book), and _Bamboo People_ (an ALA Top 10 YA novel). Mitali was born in India and currently resides in Northern California.

**Lavanya Naidu** is an animator and illustrator from Kolkata. A graduate of the National Institute of Design (Ahmedabad), she has worked with Google, Amazon, Cartoon Network, Godrej and several Indian publishing houses.

**Number of Pages:** 40

**Dimensions:** 0.6 x 8.6 x 11.3 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** February 23, 2021

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Home Is in Between

**Interest Level:** Lower Grades, K-3

**Reading Level:** 2

**Point Value:** 0.5

## Details

- **Price:** 19.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books by splitShops, Shopify Collective

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