The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

Told through a series of poetic vignettes, The House on Mango Street follows young Latina Esperanza Cordero as she comes of age in a Chicago neighborhood shaped by poverty, gender roles, and cultural identity. With lyrical language and emotional clarity, Sandra Cisneros captures the struggles and hopes of a girl finding her voice and dreaming of a better future beyond the walls of her family's home.

Paperback, 1984

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