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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
"At the age of 8, Reyna Grande made the dangerous and illegal trek across the border from Mexico to the United States, and discovered that the American Dream is much more complicated that it seemed."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Each of these 13 stories of Mexicans in the United States are rich and humanizing, illuminating the scope and breadth of a frequently stereotyped population. Eileen Truax tells the stories of thirteen Mexican immigrants, some documented, some not livingin America. Truax offers a comprehensive, highly personal portrait of the great diversity of the Mexican community by using the stories, words, and life experiences gathered from countless interviews....
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
From bestselling author Reyna Grandewhose remarkable memoir The Distance Between Us has become required reading in schools across the countrycomes an inspiring account of one womans quest to find her place in America as a first-generation Latina university student and aspiring writer determined to build a new life for her family one fearless word at a time. When Reyna Grande was nine-years-old, she walked across the USMexico border in search of a...