When Reyna Grande's father leaves his wife and three children behind in a village in Mexico to work in the United States, he promises to return with enough money to build them a dream house where they can all live together. Instead, his wife joins him and Reyna and her siblings are depositied in the already overburdened household of their stern, unsmiling grandmother. The three siblings band together to combat the pain of abandonment. When their mother returns at last, Reyna will make her own journey to live with her father.
year: 2012, 2013
call number/section: 920, 92, 921, 973.04, 1000
subjects: grande, reyna, childhood and youth, mexican americans, biography, immigrants, united states, abused children, los angeles, mexican american women authors, mexico, social aspects, united states, los angeles (calif.), biography, child abuse, los angeles (calif.)
Editions
Grande, Reyna
Atria Books (2012)
When Reyna Grande's father leaves his wife and three children behind in a village in Mexico to work in the United States, he promises to return with enough money to build them a dream house where they can all live together. Instead, his wife joins him and Reyna and her siblings are depositied in the already overburdened household of their stern, unsmiling grandmother. The three siblings band together to combat the pain of abandonment. When their mother returns at last, Reyna will make her own journey to live with her father.
Schools: 7
Grande, Reyna
Washington Square Press (2013)
Reyna Grande chronicles her life as an undocumented immigrant, from her border crossing at age nine, discussing her difficult relationship with her father, and other complications with her family during childhood.
Schools: 12
Grande, Reyna
Traces the author's experiences as an illegal child immigrant, describing her father's violent alcoholism, her efforts to obtain a higher education, and the inspiration of Latina authors.
Schools: 2