The Golden Necklace: A Darjeeling Tea Mystery

The Golden Necklace: A Darjeeling Tea Mystery - Paperback

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The Golden Necklace: A Darjeeling Tea Mystery - Paperback

The Golden Necklace: A Darjeeling Tea Mystery - Paperback

by Mitali Perkins
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by Mitali Perkins (Author), Maithili Joshi (Illustrator)

Now in paperback! National Book Award nominee Mitali Perkins crafts a contemporary chapter-book mystery about a 12-year-old Nepali girl who sets out to solve the disappearance of her Bengali friend's missing jewelry.

Set within a tea plantation in Darjeeling, 7-10-year-old readers are transported across the world to a politically and culturally rich setting, following our brave heroine, Sona.

Sona, a 12-year-old Nepali girl, has struck up a friendship with Tara, the niece of the greedy tea plantation manager who has promised Tara's hand in marriage in order to get his hands on her inheritance of precious jewelry. Then Tara's gold jewelry goes missing. The search is on for the culprit, and Sona must use all her wits in order to prove it wasn't her beloved brother, Samiran Daju, who stole it.

Filled with vivid characters against a complex and multilayered political and cultural backdrop, this novel showcases a strong girl protagonist whom readers will root for. The Golden Necklace is award-winning author Mitali Perkins's latest and most compelling story yet.

Author Biography

Mitali Perkins was born in Kolkata, India, and has lived in Bangladesh, Cameroon, Ghana, India, Mexico, Thailand, Great Britain, and Austria. She is the author of Bamboo People, Rickshaw Girl, Monsoon Summer, The Not-So-Star-Spangled Life of Sunita Sen, and Secret Keeper. She regularly blogs about life between cultures at www.mitaliblog.com.

Number of Pages: 128
Dimensions: 0.5 x 8.6 x 6 IN
Publication Date: September 15, 2026
ISBN9781623547769
Author Mitali Perkins
PublisherCharlesbridge Publishing
GenreChildren
FormatPaperback
PublishedSeptember 2026
LanguageENG- English
Pages128
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceKids
Print SizeStandard Print

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Mitali Perkins has written novels for young readers, including Rickshaw Girl (a NYPL Top 100 Book) and Bamboo People (an ALA Top 10 YA novel). Tiger Boy is a Junior Library Guild selection. Mitali was born in Kolkata, India, and has lived in Bangladesh, India, England, Thailand, Mexico, Cameroon, and Ghana. She currently resides in San Francisco, where she is a lecturer at Saint Mary's College of California.

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