The Distance Between Us Reyna Grande Free

As a girl she crossed the us mexico border to join her family in los angeles a harrowing journey chronicled in the distance between us a national book critics circle award finalist that has been adopted as the common read selection by over twenty schools and colleges and fourteen cities across the country.

The distance between us reyna grande free. A memoir by reyna grande provides an account of reyna grande s life in mexico and later in the united states. The book the distance between us. As an undocumented immigrant to live. The distance between us from award winning author reyna grande an eye opening memoir about life before and after illegally immigrating from mexico to the united states.

Reyna grande is the author of the bestselling memoir the distance between us atria 2012 where she writes about her life before and after she arrived in the united states from mexico as an undocumented child immigrant the much anticipated sequel a dream called home atria was released in 2018 her other works include the novels across a hundred mountains atria. Reyna grande is an award winning author motivational speaker and writing teacher. El otro lado spanish for the other side meaning the other side of the border refers to the united states. Reyna grande is an award winning author motivational speaker and writing teacher.

English espa ñ ol. Biography autobiography languages. A finalist for the national books critics circle award and required reading in schools and colleges across the country the distance between us is followed by a dream called home which continues the story of grande s life. Born in mexico and raised by her grandparents after her parents left to find work in the u s at nine years old reyna enters the u s.

Reyna and her older siblings mago and carlos beg mami not to leave but she insists she must leave to join their father who has already been working in the us for years in order to make money for. From bestselling author of the remarkable memoir the distance between us comes an inspiring account of one woman s quest to find her place in america as a first generation latina. The distance between us is a 2012 memoir by reyna grande who is also the author of the novels across a hundred mountains and dancing with butterflies. As a girl she crossed the us mexico border to join her family in los angeles a harrowing journey chronicled in the distance between us a national book critics circle award finalist that has been adopted as the common read selection by over twenty schools and colleges and fourteen cities across the country.

In 1980 four year old reyna grande s mother is preparing to leave mexico for the united states el otro lado or the other side as it is known in their impoverished city of iguala. Washington square press isbn. When she is two her father leaves the family for the united states hoping to earn money for building a house in mexico.