Again, she finds solace in words, holding fast to her vision of becoming a writer, only to discover she knows nothing about what it takes to make a career out of a dream.

by Reyna Grande 0 Ratings 18 Want to read 1 Currently reading 0 Have read Overview View 4 Editions Details Reviews Lists Related Books Publish Date 2018 Publisher Atria Books Language English Pages 327 This edition doesnt have a description yet. Although her acceptance is a triumph, the actual experience of American college life is intimidating and unfamiliar for someone like Reyna, who is now once again estranged from her family and support system. A dream called home a memoir First Atria Books hardcover edition.

With so few resources at her disposal, Reyna finds refuge in words, and it is her love of reading and writing that propels her to rise above until she achieves the impossible and is accepted to the University of California, Santa Cruz. Reyna Grande is a national treasure her vision is not only singular, but essential to our contemporary culture. What she found instead was an indifferent mother, an abusive, alcoholic father, and a school system that belittled her heritage. A Memoir By Reyna Grande Trade Paperback LIST PRICE 18. A Dream Called Home is a deeply moving, beautifully written portrait of a young woman’s journey to her own best life against the odds. When Reyna Grande was nine-years-old, she walked across the US Mexico border in search of a home, desperate to be reunited with the parents who had left her behind years before for a better life in the City of Angels. Some themes of Grande’s include the pursuit of the American Dream a sense of belonging or a “home” identity (perhaps torn) through race, ethnicity, gender, language, name, immigration status privilege-race, $ family/support how writing/story-telling gives voice to an individual rejection, failure, & success coping and healing role of education desire to escape via substance abuse, religion goals and responsibilities & giving back.ĭon’t forget to cite your sources (Grande only-no other outside sources, please), and use appropriate punctuation (think quoted and reported speech).Summary: 'From bestselling author Reyna Grande whose remarkable memoir The Distance Between Us has become required reading in schools across the country comes an inspiring account of one woman's quest to find her place in America as a first-generation Latina university student and aspiring writer determined to build a new life for her family one fearless word at a time. Critical thinking is key here you’re not writing a summary.

You must cite specific examples from the text (giving the page number/s in parentheses), as well as compose an argument for Grande’s main message behind this theme (what is she trying to communicate, and why is it important?). Please choose ONE theme that is central to the book’s message, and provide textual evidence (use direct quotations from the text) in which this theme is revealed.

You will write a literary analysis of Reyna Grande’s A Dream Called Home.