Author Reyna Grande says there are voices missing from the conversation about immigration reform -- those of undocumented children. Grande crossed the border into the U.S. from Mexico when she was nine years old. In her new memoir, The Distance Between Us , she writes about the extreme poverty she and her siblings experienced in Mexico, and why a chance at a better life in the U.S. ripped her family apart. It's a true story of trauma, struggle, and hope - one that Grande says she hopes will help change misconceptions about immigrants in the U.S. The Distance Between Us has been selected by Writers & Books for this year's Rochester Reads program . Grande will be in Rochester for a series of events this week, but first, she joins us on Connections. Our guests: Reyna Grande , author of The Distance Between Us Karen van Meenen, coordinator of the Rochester Reads and Debut Novel Series programs at Writers & Books
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