The Distance Between Us: A Memoir
As her parents make the dangerous trek across the Mexican border to "El Otro Lado" (The Other Side) in pursuit of the American dream, Reyna and her siblings are forced into the already overburdened household of their stern grandmother.
As her parents make the dangerous trek across the Mexican border to El Otro Lado (The Other Side) in pursuit of the American dream, Reyna and her siblings are forced into the already overburdened household of their stern grandmother. When their mother at last returns, Reyna prepares for her own journey to El Otro Lado to live with the man who has haunted her imagination for years, her long-absent father.
Funny, heartbreaking, and lyrical, The Distance Between Us poignantly captures the confusion and contradictions of childhood, reminding us that the joys and sorrows we experience are imprinted on the heart forever, calling out to us of those places we first called home.
| SKU | M10339 |
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| ISBN | 9781451661781 |
| Language | English |
| Product Type | Paperback Books |
| Primary Contributor | Reyna Grande |
| Age Groups | Ages 13 to 15, Ages 16 to 18 |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster, Inc. |