{"product_id":"across-a-hundred-mountains-9780743269582","title":"Across a Hundred Mountains","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the American Book Award, \u003ci\u003eAcross a Hundred Mountains\u003c\/i\u003e is a \"timely and riveting\" (\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e) novel about a young girl who leaves her small town in Mexico to find her father, who left his family to work in America--a story of migration, loss, and discovery.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter a tragedy separates her from her mother, Juana García leaves in search of her father, who left them two years earlier. Out of money and in need of someone to help her across the border, Juana meets Adelina Vasquez, a young woman who left her family in California to follow her lover to Mexico. Finding themselves--in a Tijuana jail--in desperate circumstances, they offer each other much needed material and spiritual support and ultimately become linked forever in the most unexpected of ways. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAcross a Hundred Mountains\u003c\/i\u003e, Reyna Grande puts a human face on the controversial issue of immigration, helping readers to better understand \"the desperation of illegal immigrants and the families they leave behind\" (\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e) in pursuit of a better life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3747890\"\u003eReyna Grande\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Washington Square Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.22h x 7.10w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743269582\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0743269586\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC043000\"\u003eComing of Age\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC051000\"\u003eCultural Heritage\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC056000\"\u003eHispanic \u0026amp; Latino | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReyna Grande is an award-winning author, motivational speaker, and writing teacher. As a girl, she crossed the US-Mexico border to join her family in Los Angeles, a harrowing journey chronicled in \u003ci\u003eThe Distance Between Us\u003c\/i\u003e, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist that has been adopted as the common read selection by over twenty schools and colleges and fourteen cities across the country. Her other books include the novels \u003ci\u003eAcross a Hundred Mountains\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of a 2007 American Book Award, and \u003ci\u003eDancing with Butterflies\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Distance Between Us, Young Reader's Version\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Woodland, CA with her husband and two children. Visit ReynaGrande.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Washington Square Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45998875443375,"sku":"9780743269582","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/9255\/8767\/files\/img_2b724ef5-d3ad-422f-b30a-e26fbae3f7d7.jpg?v=1761235131","url":"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/products\/across-a-hundred-mountains-9780743269582","provider":"Corrections Bookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}