Bio: Perkins created a super cool video introduction. Check it out below:
Notable Books:
Secret Keeper (April 2010) : a novel for teens set in 1970s India that’s an IRA Notable Book for a Global Society and made the ALA’s Amelia Bloomer list of great titles that empower girls.
Monsoon Summer (Currently in stores): Fifteen-year old Jazz Gardner leaves California for a life-changing summer in an Indian orphanage. Booklist calls it a “warm, romantic story,” Teen People picks Monsoon Summer as a “red-hot read,” and Guideposts Sweet 16, Cosmo Girl UK, and Justine Magazine feature it as a top title for teens.
Bamboo People (Currently in stores): Chiko isn’t a fighter by nature. He’s a book-loving Burmese boy whose father, a doctor, is in prison for resisting the government. Tu Reh, on the other hand, wants to fight for freedom after watching Burmese
soldiers destroy his Karenni family’s home and bamboo fields. Timidity becomes courage and anger becomes compassion as each boy is changed by unlikely friendships formed under extreme circumstances.
This coming-of-age novel takes place against the political and military backdrop of modern-day Burma. Narrated by two fifteen-year-old boys on opposing sides of the conflict between the Burmese government and the Karenni, one of the many ethnic minorities in Burma, Bamboo People explores the nature of violence, power, and prejudice.
Want to learn more about this cool author? Check out her website by clicking here. AND remember Matali Perkins will be participating with a slew of hot YA authors this Wednesday and Thursday as part of YALITCHAT’s Made From Awesome Event. This two night epic event will take place on twitter using the hastag #yalitchat or can be reached by following @Georgia_McBride. Besides getting the chance to talk to many of your favorite authors, you will have the opportunity to win tons of cool prizes. Novel Novice will be giving away some REALLY, REALLY cool things. Check back later tomorrow to get the full rundown of how you can win some lit swag.
In case you missed it: Below you will find links to Sunday’s featured authors
Jason Henderson – Novel Novice
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