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Rickshaw Girl
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  • Published: 6 March 2018
  • ISBN: 9780525624424
  • Imprint: RH US Audio Childrens
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $23.00

Rickshaw Girl

Formats & editions
EBook
24 May 2016
Audiobook
6 Mar 2018
Paperback
1 Jan 2014
Hardback
1 Jan 2014
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This acclaimed, award-winning novel by Mitali Perkins will soon be a movie!

Naima is a talented painter of traditional alpana patterns, which Bangladeshi women and girls paint on their houses for special celebrations. But Naima is not satisfied just painting alpana. She wants to help earn money for her family, like her best friend, Saleem, does for his family. When Naima's rash effort to help puts her family deeper in debt, she draws on her resourceful nature and her talents to bravely save the day.
  • Published: 6 March 2018
  • ISBN: 9780525624424
  • Imprint: RH US Audio Childrens
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $23.00
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About the author

Mitali Perkins

Mitali Perkins has written many novels and picture books for young readers, including You Bring the Distant Near, Forward Me Back to You, Rickshaw Girl, and Bamboo People. Her books have been nominated for the National Book Award, won the South Asia Book Award, and listed as Best Book of the Year by Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, and School Library Journal. Born in Kolkata, India, Perkins has lived in India, Ghana, Cameroon, Great Britain, Mexico, Bangladesh, Thailand, and the United States (Massachusetts, New York, and California). Perkins's work is known for its strong characters, who cross all kinds of borders, seek community, and promote justice. She and her husband have two sons and live in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Also by Mitali Perkins

The Golden Necklace
Holy Night and Little Star
Bare Tree and Little Wind
Tiger Boy
Bamboo People
First Daughter: White House Rules
Secret Keeper
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Praise for Rickshaw Girl

Praise for RICKSHAW GIRL:
"In addition to capturing contemporary Bangladeshi culture, Perkins even connects the vibrant plot to the economic model of microfinance." --Horn Book

"Perkins draws on her family roots to tell the lively contemporary story of a young Bangladeshi girl who challenges the traditional role of women in her village so that she can help her struggling family in hard times...a realistic story with surprises that continue until the end." --Booklist

"Naima's story will be relised by students and teachers alike." --Kirkus Reviews