A Dream Called Home

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2018

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Book 1, Chapters 1-5

Book 1, Chapters 6-9

Book 1, Chapters 10-14

Book 1, Chapters 15-18

Book 2, Chapters 19-23

Book 2, Chapters 24-28

Book 2, Chapters 29-33

Book 2, Chapters 34-38

Book 2, Chapter 39-Epilogue

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Discuss the cycles of poverty, separation, and abuse in Reyna’s memoir. What steps does the author take to break these cycles?

Reyna becomes romantically involved with several men who remind her of her father. How does her upbringing impact her choice of romantic partners? When and how does she free herself from this pattern?

How do the entwined issues of abandonment and abuse influence Reyna’s life?