A Home In The Heart: The Story Of Sandra Cisneros

by Virginia Brackett

Presents the life of the Chicana writer and activist, documenting her long struggles to become an author and gain recognition.

Genres: Biography

128 pages, Library Binding

First published August 31, 2004

About the author

Virginia Brackett' has written 15 books, including The Facts on File: Companion to 16th and 17th-Century British Poetry, which was named a Booklist Editor’s Choice in 2008, and A Home in the Heart: The Story of Sandra Cisneros, winner of multiple citations. Her young adult time-travel novel, Wolf Moon Murders, will be published by Vinspire Publishing in 2025. It will be the first in her Timeslips series.

In the Company of Patriots, at https://www.sunburypressstore.com/In-... was nominated for a Thorpe Menn Excellence in Literature Award

Please read The New York Journal of Books review by Tom Strelich of Brackett's most recent book, In the Company of Patriots, at https://www.nyjournalofbooks.com/book....

Brackett's publisher interviews her about In the Company of Patriots online
https://www.blogtalkradio.com/bookspe...

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/virginia.g.b..."

Reviews

[Donna · Rating 5 out of 5]

When I want quick facts about a person or subject, I often browse for young adult books and usually find excellent resources. This is a fine example of its genre. Written in simple language, A Home in the Heart does a great job of introducing an important, complex writer and social activist. The adult reader will find rich text between the lines, and adolescents--particularly Latinas or Chicanas--will find hope, affirmation, and inspiration.

I'll have the privilege soon of spending some time with Ms. Cisneros, and this book gave me what I needed--enough background, hopefully, to make her feel at home.

[Debbie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm not a big fan of biographies, especially ones written for children or teens. However, for what I used it for, this book was excellent: it gave a good overview of Cisneros's life and included so nice quotes and excerpts from her speeches and interviews. At times, the narrative seemed to jump around, and several major events did not have years attached, but the chronology helped to fill in those gaps.