Between Us and Abuela: A Family Story from the Border (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780374303730)

A unique holiday story about love overcoming the border fences between Mexico and the United States from a National Book Award nominee. A new must-read classic for Christmas!

It's almost time for Christmas, and Maria is traveling with her mother and younger brother, Juan, to visit their grandmother on the border of California and Mexico to celebrate Las Posadas.

For the few minutes they can share together along the fence, Maria and her brother plan to exchange stories and Christmas gifts with the grandmother they haven't seen in years. But when Juan's gift is too big to fit through the slats in the fence, Maria has a brilliant idea. She makes it into a kite that soars over the top of the iron bars.

This heartwarming tale of multi-cultural families and the miracle of love was award-winning author Mitali Perkins's debut picture book.

Author: Mitali Perkins
ISBN-10: 0374303738
ISBN-13: 9780374303730
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
Language: English
Published: 09/10/2019
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.60h x 11.20w x 0.50d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.9
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 505454 / Between Us and Abuela: A Family Story from the Border


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/27/2019
Booklist 08/01/2019 pg. 65
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2019
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2019
School Library Journal 10/01/2019 pg. 60
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2019 pg. 33
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average
BookPage 11/01/2019