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Home is in Between

Home is in Between

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  • Create Date：2021-06-03 06:51:43
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Mitali Perkins
  • ISBN：0374303673
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Summary

THREE starred reviews （SLJ， PW， Booklist）！

Shanti misses the warm monsoon rains in India。 Now in America， she watches fall leaves fly past her feet。

Still， her family’s apartment feels like a village: Mama cooking luchi， funny stories in Bangla， and Baba’s big laugh。 But outside， everything is different – trick-or-treating， ballet class， and English books。

Back and forth， Shanti trudges between her two worlds。 She remembers her village and learns her new town。 She watches Bollywood movies at home and Hollywood movies with her friends。 She is Indian。 She is also American。 How should she define home？

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Reviews

FM Family ，

This is a great one。 Does a great job visually and through the narrative of showing the challenge Shanti has straddling two different cultures and that she finally just decides to embrace the inbetween place and bring others along into that space to enjoy it for what it is。 I could see this really resonating with a lot of newcomers and children of immigrants， and it's great to see a resolution that doesn't compromise anything for Shanti。 Also liked seeing the Bengali language and detail througho This is a great one。 Does a great job visually and through the narrative of showing the challenge Shanti has straddling two different cultures and that she finally just decides to embrace the inbetween place and bring others along into that space to enjoy it for what it is。 I could see this really resonating with a lot of newcomers and children of immigrants， and it's great to see a resolution that doesn't compromise anything for Shanti。 Also liked seeing the Bengali language and detail throughout， but done well with an index at the end （although I think there were some words in the index that didn't actually appear in the book， which is better than the opposite I guess！）My 4 year old really enjoyed this one and asked lots of questions like why the parents looked surprised at halloween and why Shanti was doing different dance moves than the other kids in ballet class， which to me shows that the book does a great job of initiating conversations。 Definitely recommend and would like to see more from Mitali Perkins。 。。。more

Pam ，

Shanti has immigrated to the US from India and she misses her Baba。 As she learns a new language， new food， makes new friends and goes to a new school she thinks about her India home。 Gradually she understands that she is between two homes or is IN two homes

Lindsay ，

BORROW

Jessie ，

Really highlights how tiring code switching and being a Third Culture Kid can be， navigating what can feel like two very different worlds， having to be the one who is the bridge。 But also seeing the joy in both of those worlds and in that bridging。

Bethe ，

Lovely look at a girl stretched between 2 different cultures， her old home in the Bengali village and her new home in the town in the USA。 Love the illustrations， they vibrantly show her struggles and happiness and her realization that she is good at making anywhere feel like home！

Calvin Read ，

This book was amazing and you should read it。 I won't say anything else but the little baby elephant is cute enough TO DIE FOR。 This book was amazing and you should read it。 I won't say anything else but the little baby elephant is cute enough TO DIE FOR。 。。。more

Reagan Kapasi ，

Little girl trying to navigate her new home where her family still has aspects of their old life in India （food， no shoes， dance， music） and trying to fit in in her new home （new language， manners， friends/school and money）

Erin ，

A delightful story about a young girl who must learn to walk between two cultures。 The author frankly addresses the challenges as well as the benefits from having to be "in between。" The illustrations are bright and colorful。 A delightful story about a young girl who must learn to walk between two cultures。 The author frankly addresses the challenges as well as the benefits from having to be "in between。" The illustrations are bright and colorful。 。。。more

Anastasia Tuckness ，

Shanti's family has recently moved to the United States from India。 As time passes， she finds herself comfortable at home with her family （which she calls "village"）， and comfortable in the American culture （which she calls "town"）， but terribly exhausted by the effort required to switch between the two。 Can't her family learn the ways of the town？ Can't her friends accept her village ways？With an overall upbeat tone and upbeat ending， this is a great book to share with your family to help them Shanti's family has recently moved to the United States from India。 As time passes， she finds herself comfortable at home with her family （which she calls "village"）， and comfortable in the American culture （which she calls "town"）， but terribly exhausted by the effort required to switch between the two。 Can't her family learn the ways of the town？ Can't her friends accept her village ways？With an overall upbeat tone and upbeat ending， this is a great book to share with your family to help them understand the challenges faced by immigrants， and also to see what immigrants have to add to the town！ 。。。more

Ms。 B ，

Shanti， an immigrant child celebrates the （view spoiler）[challenges and （hide spoiler）] beauty of having two cultures。 Shanti， an immigrant child celebrates the （view spoiler）[challenges and （hide spoiler）] beauty of having two cultures。 。。。more

Sheri ，

Child-centered story where the young m。c。 is embracing the culture of her parents and grandparents with food and dance from India。 And learning about her new home in America with friends and family and foods， ballet class， seasons， holidays， and piano lessons。 But missing the grandparent and family far away and those traditions。

Stephanie Bange ，

An excellent explanation of pressures that a new child immigrant may feel。Shanti and her parents have moved from India to the United States。 While she tries to fit in with the strangeness of her new home， she feels most comfortable in the confines of her apartment， as it has the amenities she is used to in India。 Trying to keep up with both becomes tiring， so Shanti learns where the best cultural balance is for her。Based on her own personal struggle with immigration， Perkins does an admirable jo An excellent explanation of pressures that a new child immigrant may feel。Shanti and her parents have moved from India to the United States。 While she tries to fit in with the strangeness of her new home， she feels most comfortable in the confines of her apartment， as it has the amenities she is used to in India。 Trying to keep up with both becomes tiring， so Shanti learns where the best cultural balance is for her。Based on her own personal struggle with immigration， Perkins does an admirable job of sharing with us what children can feel about the strangeness found in a new world。 The text is almost poetic in nature， with short sentences and phrases。 There is an author's note and glossary of terms on the back endsheets。 Very enlightening！Digital （？） artwork by Lavanya Naidu is bright and colorful， filled with the same exuberance as the text。 They are well-matched。 The cartoonish nature of the children's faces makes this easy for younger readers to enjoy。 She makes excellent use of the white space to show Shanti always going back and forth from one world to the other。Excellent to use in units on immigration， India， and relocation。Recommended for PreSchool-grade 2。 。。。more

Jared White ，

This book is bright and beautiful and does a wonderful job showing the richness of experiencing two cultures。 Through the illustrations and text it also does a wonderful job of conveying how exhausting it can be to try and fit into two cultures。 I love that Shanti eventually invites some of her friends into her home culture so the two can mix （and hopefully her friends understand her better）。 I like that the author's note， too， talks about how this experiencing of duel cultures can be exhausting This book is bright and beautiful and does a wonderful job showing the richness of experiencing two cultures。 Through the illustrations and text it also does a wonderful job of conveying how exhausting it can be to try and fit into two cultures。 I love that Shanti eventually invites some of her friends into her home culture so the two can mix （and hopefully her friends understand her better）。 I like that the author's note， too， talks about how this experiencing of duel cultures can be exhausting but also a blessing。 Overall， just a neat little book。 。。。more

Molly Cluff （Library！） ，

A book that captures the experience of living between cultures。 Shanti has immigrated with her family to the United States from India， and while she still maintains a hold on all the beautiful traditions of her family and village， she is learning a new language and customs in her new town as well， which is sometimes fun and also an exhausting experience。 I did feel like her frustrations resolved a bit too quickly at the end， but I did really like the perspective this book offers and all the cult A book that captures the experience of living between cultures。 Shanti has immigrated with her family to the United States from India， and while she still maintains a hold on all the beautiful traditions of her family and village， she is learning a new language and customs in her new town as well， which is sometimes fun and also an exhausting experience。 I did feel like her frustrations resolved a bit too quickly at the end， but I did really like the perspective this book offers and all the cultural details it highlights。 。。。more

Jo-Chan ，

Very relatable picture book。 I love the illustrations depicting her going back and forth "in between"。 Very relatable picture book。 I love the illustrations depicting her going back and forth "in between"。 。。。more

Marcia ，

A beautiful picture book that shares what it feels like to be caught between two cultures。 Where do you fit in？

Rachael ，

Beautiful。

Pinky ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Shanti learns to be bicultural after moving from Bengal to America。

Bee （BacchusVines） ，

Mitali Perkins has do it again with her story about a young girl who immigrates from India to America and the ways being in-between cultures can be tiring and exhilarating。 Lavanya Naidu's colorful illustrations brings the joy and warmth of India to Shanti's home in America。 I like that it doesn't talk down to kids that immigrating and leaving family back home is not an easy thing and that America， the melting pot it claims to be， also is very much a harsh environment for immigrant children at t Mitali Perkins has do it again with her story about a young girl who immigrates from India to America and the ways being in-between cultures can be tiring and exhilarating。 Lavanya Naidu's colorful illustrations brings the joy and warmth of India to Shanti's home in America。 I like that it doesn't talk down to kids that immigrating and leaving family back home is not an easy thing and that America， the melting pot it claims to be， also is very much a harsh environment for immigrant children at times。 Shanti is so precious and I'm glad to have read Home is in Between！ 。。。more

Amy ，

A young girl and her family leave their home in rural India and move to a city in the U。S。 marking a huge change in every aspect of her life。 I love this sweet picture book about how she manages all these changes and learns that "the space between cultures doesn't have to be a barrier; for children who grow up there， it can become a threshold of gratitude to celebrate the best of many worlds"。 （quote by the author Mitali Perkins） A young girl and her family leave their home in rural India and move to a city in the U。S。 marking a huge change in every aspect of her life。 I love this sweet picture book about how she manages all these changes and learns that "the space between cultures doesn't have to be a barrier; for children who grow up there， it can become a threshold of gratitude to celebrate the best of many worlds"。 （quote by the author Mitali Perkins） 。。。more

Molly ，

Sweet story， lots of information about Indian culture， simple illustrations。

Barbara ，

It's never easy to leave home， but for Shanti and her family， it means leaving behind Didu， her grandmother， and their warm village in India。 Everything is strange and unfamiliar， and Shanti feels particularly comfortable inside her apartment where her mother cooks the foods Shanti loves and the family remembers stories from back home。 Shanti sometimes feels confused， caught between two very different worlds with different languages， customs， holidays， and even music。 And as exciting as all of t It's never easy to leave home， but for Shanti and her family， it means leaving behind Didu， her grandmother， and their warm village in India。 Everything is strange and unfamiliar， and Shanti feels particularly comfortable inside her apartment where her mother cooks the foods Shanti loves and the family remembers stories from back home。 Shanti sometimes feels confused， caught between two very different worlds with different languages， customs， holidays， and even music。 And as exciting as all of this was， it was also exhausting。 Shanti often feels caught between two cultures。 Eventually， though， she realizes that her home is in between both places， and she can hold onto parts of one culture while embracing parts of another one。 The same is true for those around her。 The digital illustrations show Shanti shuttling back and forth between two very different worlds until she finally realizes that she doesn't have to choose one over the other。 Readers won't want to miss the note from the author in the back matter or the glossary on the endpapers。 This picture book might be helpful in easing some of the fears of newly transplanted youngsters as well as helping their classmates be more welcoming and understanding。 。。。more

Marissa Elera ，

A bright new star。 Beautifully done。

Ashley ，

A great books for families and newcomer organizations。 I will definitely bring this along to outreach visits in my community for families to borrow and service providers to read to the young ones。 A lovely story that will put parents at ease and reflect the realities of children who have immigrated to a new place。 Really straightforward story in plain language， so could be perfect for kids who have a foothold in English but haven't yet mastered it。 It will have particular resonance for Bengali k A great books for families and newcomer organizations。 I will definitely bring this along to outreach visits in my community for families to borrow and service providers to read to the young ones。 A lovely story that will put parents at ease and reflect the realities of children who have immigrated to a new place。 Really straightforward story in plain language， so could be perfect for kids who have a foothold in English but haven't yet mastered it。 It will have particular resonance for Bengali kids， but it's a great conversation starter for kids of any origin about the spaces they live in between。 I'd recommend it for kids ages 5 to 10。 。。。more

Aliza Werner ，

What a lovely and authentic way to portray the experience of living “in between” cultures and places。 Sometimes you need to forge your own intersection。 This will speak to the immigrant experience especially， the exhaustion that comes with code switching and feeling like home is not solid ground。One criticism is the stereotypical depiction of East Asian eyes。 There were a few examples and one in particular that stood out as egregious （school hallway）。 One East Asian girl has a stereotypical “ric What a lovely and authentic way to portray the experience of living “in between” cultures and places。 Sometimes you need to forge your own intersection。 This will speak to the immigrant experience especially， the exhaustion that comes with code switching and feeling like home is not solid ground。One criticism is the stereotypical depiction of East Asian eyes。 There were a few examples and one in particular that stood out as egregious （school hallway）。 One East Asian girl has a stereotypical “rice bowl” haircut， too。 。。。more

Diane ，

“Back and forth she ran。 Remembering the village。 Remembering the town。 Again and again。 In between。”Shanti comes from Bengal with her parents to the United States。 When she is at home， she is in “her village，” experiencing the culture of Bengal。 But when she is at school， she is trying to learn “the code” of her new culture。 It can be very tiring to always be going back and forth between cultures。 So she takes a rest in the middle。 It is then that she discovers that she is “good at making anywh “Back and forth she ran。 Remembering the village。 Remembering the town。 Again and again。 In between。”Shanti comes from Bengal with her parents to the United States。 When she is at home， she is in “her village，” experiencing the culture of Bengal。 But when she is at school， she is trying to learn “the code” of her new culture。 It can be very tiring to always be going back and forth between cultures。 So she takes a rest in the middle。 It is then that she discovers that she is “good at making anywhere feel like home。 Especially here。 In the space between cultures。”The story is based on the author’s experience growing up。 A nice read aloud to help children understand how it feels to be new to a country。 。。。more

Jillian Heise ，

Beautiful #OwnVoices book of the immigrant experience！ One small thing pulled me out of it: Disappointment seeing a slanted eye East Asian American stereotype portrayed in one of the small illustrations of a school scene。

Thomas Bell ，

Very good book。

Jo Oehrlein ，

Like this book about a young Indian girl whose family has moved to America。It's about the very essence of being a Third Culture Kid -- one who lives between their "home"/family culture and the culture of the present location。 Like this book about a young Indian girl whose family has moved to America。It's about the very essence of being a Third Culture Kid -- one who lives between their "home"/family culture and the culture of the present location。 。。。more

Nicole Misra ，

A wonderful read for bicultural children/adults。 You do not have to choose。

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