About the Book : Between Us and Abuela : A Family Story from the Border
From award-winning author Mitali Perkins comes her timely debut picture book
about love overcoming the border fences between Mexico and the United States.
Its 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
havent seen in years. But when Juans gift is too big to fit