Mitali Perkins

Mitali Perkins is a Young Adult and Children’s novel author who has made a name for herself writing highly popular and critically acclaimed novels, which address several contemporary themes. Mitali Perkins was born Mitale Bose in Kolkata India to a Bengali father, before she moved to the United States where she spent most of her childhood. However, the United States and India were not the only country she lived in, as by the time she was eleven she had lived in over five countries. Some countries that she lived in include Mexico, London, Cameroon, Ghana, and India, before the family settled in California. Given that she moved so much in her childhood, she knows about multiculturalism and identity issues, as she was often the new kid in school more times than she can count. Her biggest lifeline during those early years was novels. Books became her refuge as she moved between her Bengali culture and the California suburbia, where the family finally decided to make a home.