The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
Acclaimed by critics, beloved by readers of all ages, taught everywhere from inner-city grade schools to universities across the country, and translated all over the world, The House on Mango Street is the remarkable story of Esperanza Cordero.
Told in a series of vignettes – sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes deeply joyous–it is the story of a young Latina girl growing up in Chicago, inventing for herself who and what she will become. Few other books in our time have touched so many readers.
The House on Mango Street” is about finding identity and a sense of belonging. Esperanza is a female coming of age in a man’s world, and not only does she have to deal with men’s advance’s in her own community, but she also has to face prejudice from the outside as a Mexican American.