In 'A Dream Called Home', Reyna Grande shares her poignant journey as a first-generation Latina striving for a better life in America. From her perilous crossing of the US-Mexico border to the challenges of assimilating into an indifferent and often-hostile environment, Grande recounts the refuge she found in literature. Her indomitable spirit leads her to the University of California, Santa Cruz, and beyond, as she battles to become a writer against all odds. We witness the metamorphosis of an undocumented immigrant into an accomplished author and a mother able to give her children the stable home her childhood lacked. Grande's luminous prose underscores the resilience and determination necessary to make an aspirational dream a tangible reality.