{"product_id":"the-distance-between-us-young-readers-edition-reyna-grande-paperback","title":"The Distance Between Us: Young Readers Edition -- Reyna Grande, Paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003eAward-winning author Reyna Grande shares her personal experience of crossing borders and cultures in this middle grade adaptation of her memoir, \u003ci\u003eThe Distance Between Us\u003c\/i\u003e--\"an important account of the many ways immigration impacts children\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen her parents make the dangerous and illegal trek across the Mexican border in pursuit of the American dream, Reyna and her siblings are forced to live with their stern grandmother, as they wait for their parents to build the foundation of a new life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when things don't go quite as planned, Reyna finds herself preparing for her own journey to \"El Otro Lado\" to live with the man who has haunted her imagination for years: her long-absent father. Both funny and heartbreaking, \u003ci\u003eThe Distance Between Us \u003c\/i\u003esheds light on the immigrant experience beautifully capturing the struggle that Reyna and her siblings endured while trying to assimilate to a different culture, language, and family life in El Otro Lado (The Other Side).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Reyna Grande\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Aladdin Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 5.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781481463706\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Young Adult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade Plus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e184114 \/ Distance Between Us: Young Readers Edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReyna Grande is an award-winning author, motivational speaker, and writing teacher. As a girl, she crossed the US-México border to join her family in Los Angeles, a harrowing journey chronicled in \u003ci\u003eThe Distance Between Us\u003c\/i\u003e, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist. Her other books include the novels \u003ci\u003eAcross a Hundred Mountains\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDancing with Butterflies\u003c\/i\u003e, and the memoirs \u003ci\u003eThe Distance Between Us: Young Reader's Edition\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e A Dream Called Home\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Woodland, California, with her husband and two children. Visit ReynaGrande.com for more information.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Reyna Grande","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49715195838692,"sku":"9781481463706","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781481463706.jpg?v=1787644249","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/the-distance-between-us-young-readers-edition-reyna-grande-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}