Reyna Grande Books in Order

Juana leaves her Mexican community searching for the father who disappeared after seeking work in the United States. In Tijuana she meets Adelina, whose journey in the opposite direction intertwines their experiences of migration and loss.

Four women connected to a Los Angeles folklórico company face grief, troubled relationships and immigration challenges. Their shared love of dance binds them as personal crises threaten both their futures and the company they sustain.

Reyna Grande recounts growing up in Mexico while her parents worked in the United States, then crossing the border to join her father. Family separation, his abuse and adapting to American life shape her childhood.

Reyna Grande follows her journey into university and a writing career while seeking stability for her family. The memoir explores belonging, estrangement and the challenges of building a lasting home as a first-generation Latina student.

During the Mexican-American War, healer Ximena Salomé becomes an army nurse after her husband's death. Irish soldier John Riley deserts the American army to fight for Mexico, and their growing attraction unfolds amid escalating conflict.

Adapted for young readers by Reyna Grande, Joshua Davis's account follows four undocumented Mexican teenagers building an underwater robot. Limited funding and improvised materials complicate their preparations to compete against university engineering teams in 2004.

Reyna Grande reflects on migration, trauma, motherhood, and the divided experience of belonging to two countries and languages. Moving between childhood poverty and her children's relative abundance, she explores what memory preserves and what crossing borders costs.