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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