draws heavily on her own experiences growing up in Mexico and as an undocumented immigrant in the U.S.[4] The book was selected by a number of common read programs.

An excerpt of Dancing with Butterflies was published in 2008 as a short story, titled "Adriana," in Latinos in Lotusland: An Anthology of Contemporary Southern California Literature (Bilingual Press), edited by Daniel Olivas.

[5] In 2012, Atria Books published Grande's memoir, The Distance Between Us, a novel about the true and raw difficulties that migrants face when going to a new country without being able to understand the language.

In October 2018, the much-anticipated sequel, A Dream Called Home,[4] was released by Atria, earning a starred review from Publishers Weekly.

"[9] People Magazine said of the book, “The emotional and practical challenges for a young immigrant are on full display in Grande’ s evocative, inspiring memoir.”