# Hope in the Valley

**Author:** Mitali Perkins
**Grade range:** Grades 3–6
**Age range:** 8–12
**First published:** 2025
**Genre:** Realistic Fiction
**ISBN-13:** `9781536491920`
**ISBN-10:** `1536491926`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/hope-in-the-valley
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

As her California valley town changes around her, Pandita Paul clings to a beloved abandoned house and the memory of her late mother while learning to face the future. a 2026-2027 California Young Reader Medal (Intermediate) nominee.

## Themes

- grief
- change
- family

## Where this book is assigned

### California Young Reader Medal

- **recommended** · 3rd grade · California — [source: California Young Reader Medal 2026-2027 Nominee List (Primary, Picture Books for Older Readers, Intermediate, Middle School/Junior High, Young Adult)](https://www.californiayoungreadermedal.org/nominees)
- **recommended** · 4th grade · California — [source: California Young Reader Medal 2026-2027 Nominee List (Primary, Picture Books for Older Readers, Intermediate, Middle School/Junior High, Young Adult)](https://www.californiayoungreadermedal.org/nominees)
- **recommended** · 5th grade · California — [source: California Young Reader Medal 2026-2027 Nominee List (Primary, Picture Books for Older Readers, Intermediate, Middle School/Junior High, Young Adult)](https://www.californiayoungreadermedal.org/nominees)
- **recommended** · 6th grade · California — [source: California Young Reader Medal 2026-2027 Nominee List (Primary, Picture Books for Older Readers, Intermediate, Middle School/Junior High, Young Adult)](https://www.californiayoungreadermedal.org/nominees)

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