false 193570 20043 139253 0679734775 9780679734772 1276 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/13/253/139253-m-1255573775.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/13/253/139253-s-1255573775.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/139253.The_House_on_Mango_Street 3.58 13997 The House on Mango Street is Sandra Cisneros's greatly admired novel of a young girl growing up in the Latino section of Chicago. 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.

Sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes deeply joyous, The House on Mango Street tells the story of Esperanza Cordero, whose neighborhood is one of harsh realities and harsh beauty. Esperanza doesn't 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.]]> 13234 3.67 19462 1832 1991 4 10 false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Mar 07 20:18:04 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 16 16:24:54 -0800 2009 This is another one of those "reading list classics" that I figured I should try. Especially since it's really short! ;) The book consists entirely of vignettes from the author's childhood in a poor section of Chicago. The writing is beautiful and spare - ...more...]]>