![]() ![]() I was hooked on the story when I read that line. In "The Distance Between Us," Grande writes "there is something more powerful than La Llorona - a power that takes away parents not children. My students used to love to tell me about La Llorona, the legendary weeping woman who continues to weep for her children. ![]() If readers do not understand the internal and external conflict that children whose parents have left Mexico to find work or a better life in the United States suffer, after reading this memoir they will certainly gain insight into this all too common problem when this book is read. I was struck by the power of her writing on the very first page. The story of Reyna Grande is one of hardship, heartbreak, and triumph. As a former ESL teacher, I could not have enjoyed this book more. ![]()
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