{"product_id":"the-distance-between-us-9781451661781","title":"The Distance Between Us","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\u003eFunny, 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\u003eAlso available in Spanish as\u003ci\u003e La distancia entre nosotros.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Washington Square Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/12\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781451661781\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 325\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e157162 \/ Distance Between Us: A Memoir\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.4 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 17\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reyna Grande","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36651392434332,"sku":"9781451661781","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_19cb3961-7d21-488d-b50e-a12ce2a91e39.jpg?v=1603877555","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-distance-between-us-9781451661781","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}