Realistic Fiction: Between Us and Abuela

 This book was published in September 2019, Written By; Perkins, Mitali and Illustrated by Palacios, Sara.

The level for this book would be good for K-3. It is about a little girl who travels with her mother and brother on Christmas to spend a short visit with her grandmother, on the fenced border between California and Mexico. Young Maria plans a clever way to deliver an oversized gift that will not fit through the fence slats. 

An activity you can do is have your students come up with their own way to deliver oversize gifts.