Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Not So Star Spangled Life Of Sunita Sen | 1993 | Mitali Perkins | Buy |
| 2 | Monsoon Summer | 2004 | Mitali Perkins | Buy |
| 3 | Rickshaw Girl | 2007 | Mitali Perkins | Buy |
| 4 | Secret Keeper | 2008 | Mitali Perkins | Buy |
| 5 | Bamboo People | 2010 | Mitali Perkins | Buy |
| 6 | Tiger Boy | 2015 | Mitali Perkins | Buy |
| 7 | You Bring the Distant Near | 2017 | Mitali Perkins | Buy |
| 8 | Forward Me Back To You | 2019 | Mitali Perkins | Buy |
| 9 | Hope in the Valley | 2023 | Mitali Perkins | Buy |
Mitali Perkins’s standalone novels range from her debut, The Not So Star Spangled Life of Sunita Sen (1993), to more recent works like Hope in the Valley (2023). Many of her books explore the lives of young people navigating multiple cultures, whether in Bangladesh (Rickshaw Girl, Tiger Boy), India (Secret Keeper), or the United States (You Bring the Distant Near, Forward Me Back to You).
Her writing is accessible and emotionally grounded, making complex themes of identity, displacement, and belonging clear to younger readers without simplifying them.