Hope in the Valley , from National Book Award Nominee Mitali Perkins, is a middle-grade novel exploring grief, friendship, family, and growing up in a community facing a housing crisis.
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..
The town announces that the old home will be bulldozed in favor of new--maybe affordable--housing.
But then the unthinkable happens.
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 space: the abandoned but majestic mansion across the street.
Most of all, Pandita doesn\'t want to feel like she\'s leaving her mother, who died a few years ago, behind.
She\'s not ready to start middle school and leave the comforts of childhood behind.
Twelve-year-old Indian-American Pandita Paul doesn\'t like change.
Hope in the Valley , from National Book Award Nominee Mitali Perkins, is a middle-grade novel exploring grief, friendship, family, and growing up in a community facing a housing crisis
