Secret Keeper by Mitali Perkins - ISBN: 9780440239550
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In 1974 when her father leaves New Delhi, India, to seek a job in New York, Ashi, a tomboy at the advanced age of sixteen, feels thwarted in the home of her extended family in Calcutta where she, her mother, and sister must stay, and when her father dies before he can send for them, they must remain…

Secret Keeper

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    225 pages

  • Release Date

    27 April 2010

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Summary

When her father loses his job and leaves India to look for work in America, Asha Gupta, her older sister, Reet, and their mother must wait with Baba‘s brother and his family, as well as their grandmother, in Calcutta. Uncle is welcoming, but in a country steeped in tradition, the three women must abide by his decisions. Asha knows this is temporary—just until Baba sends for them. But with scant savings and time passing, the tension builds: Ma, prone to spells of sadness, finds it ha…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780440239550
ISBN-10:0440239559
Author:Mitali Perkins
Publisher:Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers
Imprint:Bantam USA
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:225
Release Date:27 April 2010
Weight:181g
Dimensions:13mm x 161mm x 204mm
About The Author

Mitali Perkins

Mitali Perkins has written articles for numerous magazines and has worked as a teacher and visiting professor. Her first middle grade novel The Sunita Experiment was originally published by Little, Brown in 1993 and was featured in the New York Times. Her YA novel Monsoon Summer was published in August 2004 (Random House).

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