The house on Mango Street, Sandra Cisneros
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The house on Mango Street, Sandra Cisneros
Language
eng
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illustrations
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no index present
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fiction
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The house on Mango Street
Oclc number
310760846
Responsibility statement
Sandra Cisneros
Series statement
Vintage contemporaries
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Accelerated Reader AR, UG, 4.5, 3.0, 20914.
Summary
This book tells the story of Esperanza Cordero, a young girl growing up in the Hispanic quarter of Chicago, whose neighborhood is one of harsh realities and harsh beauty. Esperanza doesn't want to belong, not to her run-down neighborhood, and not to the low expectations the world has for her. Capturing her thoughts and emotions in poems and stories, she is able to rise above hopelessness and create a quiet space for herself in the midst of her oppressive surroundings. Esperanza's story is that of a young girl coming into her power, and inventing for herself what she will become
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