51 pages 1 hour read

Reyna Grande

The Distance Between Us: Young Readers Edition

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Middle Grade | Published in 2016

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Essay Topics

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Reyna’s parents are frequently absent when she is growing up in Mexico. How do their absences influence her and her ideas about family? How does her conception of family change over time?

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Explore the ways in which Reyna’s relationship with her sister Mago helps her to survive her difficult childhood. How is their relationship depicted in the memoir? What does the memoir suggest about the nature of sisterhood?

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How does the memoir explore the challenges and complexities of identity? How does Reyna’s conception of identity change as she gets older?

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