![]() ![]() Consequently, she treats the first child wonderfully and practically starves Reyna and her siblings. This grandmother already had one grandchild dumped on her she’s old and burdened and lives in a tin-roof shack, but now with four kids. ![]() Reyna and her sister Mago and brother Carlos are sent to live with Abuela Evila, whose name fits her personality. When she was four, her mother joined him. When Reyna was two years old, her father left Mexico for the United States. Because almost everyone in the book has the last name Grande, I will refer to the author as Reyna. This book was chosen as a community read, so lots of events are happening this month to connect readers to Mexican culture, food, artwork, stories, and political conversations about immigrants. Reyna Grande’s 2012 memoir, The Distance Between Us, chronicles her time as a little girl in Mexico, when she crossed the border illegally with her father and siblings, and then growing up in the United States. ![]()
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