House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

House on Mango Street

by Sandra Cisneros

The bestselling coming-of-age classic, acclaimed by critics, beloved by readers of all ages, taught in schools and universities alike, and translated around the world from the winner of the 2018 PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature.

The House on Mango Street is the remarkable story of Esperanza Cordero, a young Latina girl growing up in Chicago, inventing for herself who and what she will become. Told in a series of vignettes-sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes deeply joyous-Sandra Cisneros' masterpiece is a classic story of childhood and self-discovery. Few other books in our time have touched so many readers.

Reviewed by Pigpen.Reads on

4 of 5 stars

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Some chapters in this story are relatable. Some are happy, some are sad. As a Hispanic, it hits close to home.

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