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Between Us and Abuela: A Family Story from the Border
Contributor(s): Perkins, Mitali (Author), Palacios, Sara (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 0374303738 ISBN-13: 9780374303730
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)

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Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: September 2019

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Hispanic & Latino
- Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations - Christmas & Advent
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emigration & Immigration

Dewey: E

LCCN: 2018036019

Age Level: 3-6

Grade Level: PreK-1

Physical Information: 0.5" H x 11.2" W x 8.6" L (1.05 lbs) 40 pages

Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic
- Holiday - Christmas
- Ethnic Orientation - Latino
- Ethnic Orientation - Chicano
- Geographic Orientation - California
- Cultural Region - Mexican
- Topical - Family

Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product

Review Citations: 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

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Publisher Description:

Américas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature Winner
Golden Poppy Award Winner
Charlotte Huck Honor Book
ALSC Notable Children's Book
NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book Pick
Junior Library Guild Selection
Northern California Book Award nominee

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.

Contributor Bio(s): Perkins, Mitali: - Mitali Perkins has written many award-winning books for young readers. Her novel, You Bring the Distant Near, was a Walter Honor Book and a National Book Award Nominee, won the South Asia Book Award, and received six starred reviews, in addition to other accolades. Mitali was born in Kolkata, India, and has lived in Bangladesh, England, Thailand, Mexico, Cameroon, and Ghana. She currently resides in Northern California.Palacios, Sara: - Sara Palacios was the recipient of the 2012 Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor Award for her work on Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match. A native of Mexico, Sara graduated from the National Institute of Fine Arts in Mexico City and went on to earn BFA and MFA degrees in illustration from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. She illustrates for companies in both the United States and Mexico.

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