{"product_id":"the-distance-between-us-9781451661781","title":"La distancia entre nosotros","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this inspirational and unflinchingly honest memoir, acclaimed author Reyna Grande describes her childhood torn between the United States and Mexico, and shines a light on the experiences, fears, and hopes of those who choose to make the harrowing journey across the border.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReyna Grande vividly brings to life her tumultuous early years in this \"compelling...unvarnished, resonant\" (\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e) story of a childhood spent torn between two parents and two countries. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Funny, heartbreaking, and lyrical, \u003ci\u003eThe Distance Between Us \u003c\/i\u003epoignantly 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Also available in Spanish as\u003ci\u003e La distancia entre nosotros.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3747890\"\u003eReyna Grande\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Washington Square Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/12\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.30w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781451661781\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1451661789\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO007000\"\u003eLiterary Figures\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO026000\"\u003eMemoirs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO002030\"\u003eHispanic \u0026amp; Latino\u003c\/a\u003e\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-Mexico 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 that has been adopted as the common read selection by over twenty schools and colleges and fourteen cities across the country. Her other books include the novels \u003ci\u003eAcross a Hundred Mountains\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of a 2007 American Book Award, and \u003ci\u003eDancing with Butterflies\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Distance Between Us, Young Reader's Version\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Woodland, CA with her husband and two children. Visit ReynaGrande.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Washington Square Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48876401819885,"sku":"9781451661781","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_ac699086-21d7-4ab3-b8f2-87323e9546a1.jpg?v=1760539573","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/the-distance-between-us-9781451661781","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}