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Picture Book · Ages 3–6 · 2019 · Est. 9 min read-aloud
Between Us and Abuela
By Mitali Perkins, Sara Palacios (Illustrator)
A Christmas visit to the border leads to a creative solution for a heartfelt gift exchange.
4.3/5 Goodreads · 1,079 ratings
40 pages· 1,090 words· Est. 9 min read-aloud
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Bookroo's summary
Maria and her brother Juan travel to the U.S.-Mexico border to see their grandmother for Christmas. With only moments to share, they plan to exchange gifts through the fence. When Juan's gift won't fit, Maria's clever idea turns it into a kite, soaring over the barrier. Can love truly transcend borders? Discover a touching story of family and ingenuity.
From the publisher
From award-winning author Mitali Perkins and illustrator Sara Palacios comes Between Us and Abuela, a timely debut picture book about love overcoming the border fences between Mexico and the United States. 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. 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. Here is a heartwarming tale of multi-cultural families, and the miracle of love.
Awards
At a glance
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 40
- Words
- 1,090
- Reading age
- 3–6
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- ~420L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 2.9
- F&P level
- ~L
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 505454
Publication
- Published
- September 10, 2019
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780374303730
- LCCN
- 2018036019
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