{"product_id":"a-dream-called-home-a-memoir-paperback","title":"A Dream Called Home: A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eReyna Grande\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Here is a life story so unbelievable, it could only be true.\" --Sandra Cisneros, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe House on Mango Street\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom bestselling author of the remarkable memoir \u003ci\u003eThe Distance Between Us\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs an immigrant in an unfamiliar country, with an indifferent mother and abusive father, Reyna had few resources at her disposal. Taking refuge in words, Reyna's love of reading and writing propels her to rise above until she achieves the impossible and is accepted to the University of California, Santa Cruz. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlthough her acceptance is a triumph, the actual experience of American college life is intimidating and unfamiliar for someone like Reyna, who is now estranged from her family and support system. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough it all, Reyna is determined to make the impossible possible, going from undocumented immigrant of little means to \"a fierce, smart, shimmering light of a writer\" (Cheryl Strayed, author of \u003ci\u003eWild\u003c\/i\u003e); a National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist whose \"power is growing with every book\" (Luis Alberto Urrea, Pultizer Prize finalist); and a proud mother of two beautiful children who will never have to know the pain of poverty and neglect. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold in Reyna's exquisite, heartfelt prose, \u003ci\u003eA Dream Called Home\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates how, by daring to pursue her dreams, Reyna was able to build the one thing she had always longed for: a home that would endure.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eReyna Grande is an award-winning author, motivational speaker, and writing teacher. As a girl, she crossed the US-Mexico border to join her family in Los Angeles, a harrowing journey chronicled in \u003ci\u003eThe Distance Between Us\u003c\/i\u003e, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist that has been adopted as the common read selection by over twenty schools and colleges and fourteen cities across the country. Her other books include the novels \u003ci\u003eAcross a Hundred Mountains\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of a 2007 American Book Award, and \u003ci\u003eDancing with Butterflies\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Distance Between Us, Young Reader's Version\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Woodland, CA with her husband and two children. Visit ReynaGrande.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 02, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44591579922534,"sku":"9781501171437","price":26.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/QzM4cVg1TVZzVHd6azBTSXV1dHBFQT09.webp?v=1770861165","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/a-dream-called-home-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}