THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET - SANDRA CISNEROS

Told in a series of vignettes stunning for their eloquence, The House on Mango Street is Sandra Cisneros' greatly admired novel of a young girl growing up in the Latino section of Chicago. 

Sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes deeply, The House on Mango Street tells the story of Esperanza Cordero, whose neighborhood is one of harsh realities and harsh beauty. Esperanza does not want to belong - not to her rundown neighborhood, and not to the low expectations the world has for her. Esperanza's story is that of a young girl coming into her power, and inventing for herself what she will become.

Acclaimed by critics, beloved by children, their parents and grandparents, taught everywhere from inner-city grade schools to universities across the country and translated all over the world, it has entered the canon of coming-of-age classics.

Title: The House on Mango Street

Author: Sandra Cisneros

Edited by: Vintage Contemporaries

ISBN: 0679734775

Pages: 110