Forward Me Back To You by Mitali Perkings

Winner of the South Asia Book Award
School Library Journal Best YA Book of the Year
Kirkus Best YA Book of the Year
ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults
Amelia Bloomer Top Ten Book for Young Feminists
Junior Library Guild Selection

Katina King is the reigning teen jujitsu champion of Northern California, but she’s having trouble fighting off the secrets in her past.

Robin Thornton was adopted from an orphanage in Kolkata, India and is reluctant to take on his future. Since he knows nothing about his past, how is he supposed to figure out what comes next?

Robin and Kat meet in the most unlikely of places — a summer service trip to India to work with survivors of human trafficking. As bonds blossom between the travel-mates, Robin and Kat discover the healing superpowers of friendship.

At turns heart-wrenching, beautiful, and buoyant, Mitali Perkins’ new novel explores the ripple effects of violence — across borders and generations — and how small acts of heroism can break the cycle.