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The distance between us : a memoir
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The story of a childhood spent torn between two parents and two countries. As her parents cross the Mexican border in pursuit of the American dream, Reyna and her siblings are left behind with thei...
The story of a childhood spent torn between two parents and two countries. As her parents cross the Mexican border in pursuit of the American dream, Reyna and her siblings are left behind with their grandmother. Her mother returns to bring Reyna and her siblings to America and a new life in a new country.
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- Creator
- Reyna Grande
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- First Washington Square Press trade paperback edition
- New York, NY : Washington Square Press, 2013
- ©2012
- Physical Details
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- 325 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781451661781, 1451661789, 9781451661774, 9781451661804
- OCLC
- ocn841579678
- Includes teacher's guide at end.
- Has "A teacher's guide" at the end of the text.
Subjects
- Grande, Reyna -- Childhood and youth.
- Mexican Americans -- Biography.
- Immigrants -- United States -- Biography.
- Abused children -- United States -- Biography.
- Mexico -- Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects.
- United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects.
- Mexican Americans -- California -- Los Angeles -- Biography.
- Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Biography.
- Mexican American women authors -- Biography.