Reyna Grande
- January 9, 2024
- Novelist
Quick Facts
Reyna Grande Biography
| Name | Reyna Grande |
| Birthday | Sep 7 |
| Birth Year | 1975 |
| Place Of Birth | Iguala |
| Home Town | Guerrero |
| Birth Country | Mexico |
| Birth Sign | Virgo |
Reyna Grande is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on September 7, 1975 in Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico. Reyna Grande, a Mexican author, was born 7 September 1975 in Iguala Guerrero, Mexico.
A Dream Called Home was published by Atria in October 2018. It received a glowing review from Publishers Weekly. “This inspiring story of resilience and fortitude looks deep into the complexities and struggles of immigrants and one woman’s efforts to adapt and thrive in America. People Magazine stated that Grande’s inspiring memoir shows the emotional and practical difficulties faced by young immigrants.
The National Book Critics Circle Award for autobiography was presented to The Distance Between Us as a finalist. Aladdin, a division at Simon and Schuster published the memoir in a young reader adaptation for 10-14 year olds. The Distance Between Us, like Across a Hundred Mountains has been chosen for a variety of common reading programs, including the 2018 Keker First Year Common Read at UNC Greensboro and the 2018 Rochester Reads 2018 at Linfield College, All Henrico Reads 2017, Notre Dame Academy Common Reader 2018, the 2017 All Henrico Reads in Washington, and the 2015 Los Angeles City College Book Program Selection in Roswell.
Reyna Grande Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Novelist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Reyna Grande is one of the richest Novelist from Mexico. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Reyna Grande 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Grande’s second novel, Dancing with Butterflies (Washington Square Press 2009), received critical acclaim. An excerpt from Dancing with Butterflies was published in 2008 in a short story titled “Adriana” in Latinos in Lotusland (Bilingual Press) edited by Daniel Olivas.
Grande’s memoir, “The Distance Between Us”, was published by Atria Books in
- It is a story of her coming-of-age and life as an undocumented child- immigrant who came to the United States. Grande shared her reasons for leaving fiction behind in a Los Angeles Review of Books interview on December 6, 2012.
Grande grew up in poverty with her two siblings in Iguala, Guerrero. Her father had came to the U.S. to get money to build a house in Iguala but her father wasn’t successful. Her father called for Grande’s mother, who left Grande and her siblings with her grandmother (Reyna’s father’s mom). At the age of about ten, her father came back to try to take her eldest sibling to the United States, but Grande and her other siblings wanted to go as well. Grande herself came to the U.S. as an undocumented child immigrant via an illegal border crossing at the age of about 10. She faced many trials and tribulations in becoming the first in her family to obtain a college degree. She always tried her hardest to be noticed by her father when it came to her success in her education.
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Who is Reyna Grande Dating?
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Facts & Trivia
Reyna Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Mexico. Reyna Grande celebrates birthday on September 7 of every year.
Is Reyna Grande still married?
Now a married mother of two , Grande is currently in the midst of a national book tour.
Where is Reyna Grande now?
Currently Reyna teaches creative writing at UCLA Extension and is at work on her next novel.
What is Reyna Grande known for?
Reyna Grande is the author of the memoirs The Distance Between Us and A Dream Called Home, and the novels Across a Hundred Mountains, Dancing With Butterflies, and A Ballad of Love and Glory. Her books have been adopted as the common read selection by schools, colleges, and cities across the country.
What ethnicity is Reyna Grande?
Reyna Grande
Born| September 7, 1975 Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico
Occupation| Author
Nationality| Mexican American
Education| B.A, University of California, Santa Cruz MFA, Antioch University
What was Reyna's father's betrayal?
Once in Los Angeles with their father and his second wife, Mila, Reyna and her siblings face a new kind of betrayal: the betrayal of realizing that their father is not the man they thought he was.