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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Sandra Cisneros tells her life story of growing up on Mango Street, in a Latin neighborhood of Chicago, through creative vignettes. Young adults will connect with the reality of the stories and her unique style of writing. garrity | Jun 19, 2009 |   living2read | Jun 10, 2009 | This book was not what I expected. It was written more in a case of snapshots instead of a continuing storyline. The writing did show some broken English with the main character and that was hard to interpret at time. The subject matter could definitely be discussed at length due to it's in depth nature. (  )lovlee2000 | May 5, 2009 | If you teach middle school aged English Language Learners or Latino/a children, read this book as soon as possible. Cisneros captures Mexican-American culture like none other using poetry, prose, Spanish words, and culturally specific settings and events. "My Name" is a great story to use on the first day of school when children are learning each other's names. The short chapters make it accessible and unintimidating for struggling readers. (  )readasaurus | May 1, 2009 | This is a story told with such descriptive language. A teenage girl, Esperanza, recounts her experiences and encounters while living in a home that she does not feel she belongs in. The chapters are very short and each chapter is a small recollection of a person or event that impacts Esperanza's life. My favorite aspect of this book is the imagery; I easily envisioned smells, colors, and people. I felt Esperzanza's pain and fear in certain portions of the book. Cisneros has created a poetic reveal in the eyes of a child. (  )aprilcm | Apr 24, 2009 | 0.207 seconds to build listing
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0679734775, Paperback)Told in a series of vignettes stunning for their eloquence, 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. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:57:55 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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