Across a Hundred Mountains: A Novel

Written by Reyna Grande

Narrated by Marisa Blake and Cynthia Farrell

Winner of the American Book Award, Across a Hundred Mountains is a “timely and riveting” (People) novel about a young girl who leaves her small town in Mexico to find her father, who left his family to work in America—a story of migration, loss, and discovery.

After a tragedy separates her from her mother, Juana García leaves in search of her father, who left them two years earlier. Out of money and in need of someone to help her across the border, Juana meets Adelina Vasquez, a young woman who left her family in California to follow her lover to Mexico. Finding themselves—in a Tijuana jail—in desperate circumstances, they offer each other much needed material and spiritual support and ultimately become linked forever in the most unexpected of ways.

In Across a Hundred Mountains, Reyna Grande puts a human face on the controversial issue of immigration, helping readers to better understand “the desperation of illegal immigrants and the families they leave behind” (Entertainment Weekly) in pursuit of a better life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
• Release date: Dec 21, 2021
• ISBN: 9781797129815

Reyna Grande

Born in Mexico, Reyna Grande is the author of the bestselling memoirs The Distance Between Us and its sequel, A Dream Called Home, as well as the novels Across a Hundred Mountains, Dancing with Butterflies, and A Ballad of Love and Glory. Reyna has received an American Book Award, the El Premio Aztlán Literary Award, and a Latino Spirit Award. The young reader’s version of The Distance Between Us received an International Literacy Association Children’s Book Award. Her work has appeared in the New York Times and the Washington Post’s The Lily, on CNN, and more. She has appeared on Oprah's Book Club and has taught at the Macondo Writers Workshop, VONA, Bread Loaf, and other conferences for writers. 

Reviews for Across a Hundred Mountains

[Lupita Carrillo · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This was amazing it’s kept me at the edge of my seat. I love how the story tied in together. Very well thought out and written.

[rosa Sandoval · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Clever design of enlacing unrelenting tragedy with colorful closure - beautifully written!

[Julie Cor · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Loved this book so much. As a first gen Mexican American, I was able to resonate with multiple parts of the story. Definitely recommend.

[ward cushman · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A touching, story of adversity, loss and hope. It is well written and kept me wondering what would happen next. The plot twists surprised me and were wonderful. I am not Mexican and wanted to learn some about the Mexican culture and I did. I highly recommend this book.