ISBN: 0-679-73477-5. Paperback $9.95
Awards:YALSA Outstanding Books for the College Bound--1999
Before Columbus Foundation's American Book Award--1985
2009 One Book, One Chicago Selection
2008 American Book Award
Annotation:
Esperanza shares the story of growing up in a house in the middle of the inner city. Bold, rich neighborhood characters are introduced throughout the story.
Book Talk:
The Book Whisper:
As Esperanza rebels against the life in the house on Mango Street, she finds that she wants to get out so that she can come back for those who can’t. Find out why in “The House on Mango Street” by Sandra Cisneros.
Version 2:“I had to have a house. A real house. One I could point to- but this isn’t it. The house on Mango Street isn’t it. For the time being, Mama says. Temporary, Papa says.” Pg. 5
Esperanza introduces us to the rich, bold characters that live on Mango Street. Throughout the story, Esperanza rebels against a life on Mango Street, determined to move away from the life she knows and the low expectations that the world has for her. Will she ever leave the temporary “House on Mango Street?”
Author website: www.sandracisneros.com
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