Wednesday, June 3, 2009

The House on Mango Street

The House on Mango Street is by Sandra Cisneros. This classic book is a collection of vignettes woven together into a seamless work by Cisneros' skillful writing. The narrator, Esperanza Cordero, comes of age in the Latino section of Chicago. Esperanza shares her experiences growing up on Mango Street and her desire to leave. She discovers that while she may leave Mango Street, Mango Street will never leave her.


Ratings: 8th grade - 9 out of 10 - AC (mature thematic content).

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