Pashmina

by Nidhi Chanani

Paperback, 2017

Status

Available

Call number

FIC Chanani

Description

Indian-American teen, Priyanka "Pri" Das, attempts to reconnect with her mother's homeland through a magical pashmina shawl. Presented in comic book format. Priyanka Das has so many unanswered questions: Why did her mother abandon her home in India years ago? What was it like there? And most importantly, who is her father, and why did her mom leave him behind? But Pri's mom avoids these questions and the topic of India is permanently closed. For Pri, her mother's homeland can only exist in her imagination. That is, until she find a mysterious pashmina tucked away in a forgotten suitcase. When she wraps herself in it, she is transported to a place more vivid and colorful than any guidebook or Bollywood film.

Collection

Publication

First Second (2017), 176 pages

Awards

Mythopoeic Awards (Finalist — Children's Literature — 2018)
Blue Hen Book Award (Nominee — 2020)
Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Nominee — 2019)
Golden Poppy Book Award (Winner — Middle Grade — 2017)
Volunteer State Book Award (Nominee — Middle School — 2020)
South Asia Book Award (Honorable Mention — Young Readers — 2018)
Isinglass Teen Read Award (Nominee — 2020)
Three Stars Book Award (Nominee — Middle Readers — 2019)
VLA Graphic Novel Diversity Award (Winner — Youth — 2017)
Nerdy Book Award (Graphic Novels — 2017)
Chicago Public Library Best of the Best: Kids (Fiction for Older Readers — 2017)

Language

Original publication date

2017-10-03

Physical description

176 p.; 6.13 inches

ISBN

1626720878 / 9781626720879

Barcode

2957
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