Mitali Perkins
| Title: | Young Adult Author |
| Email: | mitali.perkins@verizon.net |
| Web: | http://www.mitaliperkins.com |
Mitali Perkins was born in Kolkata, India and immigrated at age seven to the States with her family. She studied political science at Stanford University and public policy at U.C. Berkeley, surviving academia thanks to a steady diet of children's and YA books from public libraries. Mitali's award-winning books for young readers include Monsoon Summer, The Sunita Experiment, Rickshaw Girl, Secret Keeper, and the First Daughter books. She also posts at Mitali's Fire Escape, a popular blog where she invites discussion about books and life between cultures, twitters about children's books, and speaks frequently at schools, conferences, and libraries. Mitali lives in Newton, Massachusetts with her husband, teenagers, Labrador retrievers, and ferret.
Curriculum Vitae (.doc)