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OLDER FICTION

Perkins, Mitali

Forward Me Back to You

417 pp. | Farrar | April, 2019 | Trade ISBN 978-0-374-30492-8 $17.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-0-374-30493-5

(2) YA Boston boy Robin (born in Kolkata and adopted by wealthy white parents) joins a service trip to India to help survivors of human trafficking; biracial Kat, temporarily living in Boston following a sexual assault, goes too. Alternating chapters explore Robin's journey to learn more about his birth parents and Kat's healing through helping other victims. Well-rounded secondary characters deliver moments of levity and emotional support for the protagonists.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2019