by Mitali Perkins (Editor), Various (Author)
"Will leave readers thinking about the ways that humor can be a survival tool in a world that tends to put people in boxes." -- Publishers Weekly
Listen in as ten YA authors--some familiar, some new--use their own brands of humor to share stories about growing up between cultures. Edited by acclaimed author and speaker Mitali Perkins, this collection of fiction and nonfiction uses a mix of styles as diverse as their authors, from laugh-out-loud funny to wry, ironic, or poignant, in prose, poetry, and comic form.
With stories by:
Cherry Cheva
Varian Johnson
G. Neri
Naomi Shihab Nye
Mitali Perkins
Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
Debbie Rigaud
Francisco X. Stork
Gene Luen Yang
David Yoo
Author Biography
Mitali Perkins is the author of numerous books for teens and younger readers, including Monsoon Summer and Secret Keeper. She was born in India and immigrated to the United States with her parents and two sisters when she was seven. Mitali Perkins lives with her husband just outside of Boston, Massachusetts.
Number of Pages: 144
Dimensions: 0.5 x 7.6 x 5.2 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: August 23, 2016
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Open MIC: Riffs on Life Between Cultures in Ten Voices
Interest Level: Upper Grades, 9-12
Reading Level: 5
Point Value: 3
