The House on Mango Street

Incelebrationofthetenthanniversaryofitsinitialpublication,andwithanewintroductionbytheauthor,hereisSandraCisnero'sgreatlyadmiredandbest-sellingnovelofayounggirlgrowingupintheLatinosectionofChicago.Acclaimedbycritics,belovedbychildrenandtheirparentsandgrandparents,taughteverywherefrominner-citygradeschoolstouniversitiesacrossthecountry,andtranslatedallovertheworld,TheHouseonMangoStreethasenteredthecanonofcoming-of-ageclassicsevenasitdepictsanewAmericanlandscape.Sometimesheartbreaking,sometimesdeeplyjoyous,TheHouseonMangoStreettellsthestoryofEsperanzaCordero,whoseneighborhoodisoneofharshrealitiesandharshbeauty.Esperanzadoesn'twanttobelong-nottoherrun-downneighborhood,andnottothelowexpectationstheworldhasforher.Esperanza'sstoryisthatofayounggirlcomingintoherpower,andinventingforherselfwhatshewillbecome.TheSanFranciscoChroniclehascalledTheHouseonMangoStreet"marvelous...spareyetluminous.ThesubtlepowerofCisnero'sstorytellingisevident.Shecommunicatesalltheraptureandrageofgrowingupinamodernworld".Itisanextraordinaryachievementthatwillliveonforyearstocome.