Bamboo People

by Perkins, Mitali

• ISBN13: 9781580893282
• ISBN10: 1580893287
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-07-01
• Publisher: Charlesbridge

Summary

This coming-of-age novel takes place against the political and military backdrop of modern-day Burma. Narrated by two teenaged 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 as seen through the eyes of child soldiers.

Author Biography

Mitali Bose Perkins was born in Kolkata, India. Her name means ôfriendlyö in Bangla, and she had to try and live up to it because the Bose family moved so oftenùthey lived in India, Ghana, Cameroon, London, New York City, and Mexico City before settling in the San Francisco Bay Area when Mitali was in middle school.
Mitali studied political science at Stanford University and public policy at UC Berkeley, and survived academia thanks to a steady diet of kids' books from public libraries and bookstores. She went on to teach middle school, high school, and college students. She lived in India, Bangladesh, Thailand, and California with her husband and twin sons before moving to Newton, Massachusetts, where the Perkins family lives now.
Mitali's books include Monsoon Summer (Delacorte), The Not-So-Star-Spangled Life of Sunita Sen (Little, Brown), and First Daughter: Extreme American Makeover (Dutton).
Mitali is also an avid blogger. Visit her at www.mitaliperkins.com to think, chat, and learn about life between cultures.