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The House on Mango Street
The House on Mango Street
Author: Sandra Cisneros
In hardcover for the first time--on the tenth anniversary of its initial publication--the greatly admired and bestselling book about a young girl growing up in the Latino section of Chicago. Sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes deeply joyous, this novel depicts a new American landscape through its multiple characters.
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ISBN-13: 9780679433354
ISBN-10: 067943335X
Publication Date: 4/26/1994
Pages: 160
Rating:
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
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3.4 stars, based on 7 ratings
Publisher: Knopf
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette
Members Wishing: 0
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Helpful Score: 3
Not what I expected, but a beautiful book from start to finish.
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Helpful Score: 2
This is a wonderful book for young latina girls to read. It a coming of age classic!
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Helpful Score: 2
This book was capitvating. It's the story of a young hispanic girl's journey into adulthood. Even though I read it for school, I could not put it down!
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Helpful Score: 2
A wonderful memoir of a child in a small ethnically diverse community. Very heartfelt and honest.
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Helpful Score: 2
Excellent book! Great story, I have never read another book like it.
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reviewed The House on Mango Street on + 29 more book reviews
Very unique. Quick read that you will only enjoy if you read between the lines.
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Cisneros writes with a poetic prose that supasses anyting I have read thus far. Fantastic and I hghly recommend it to any lover of language and culture.
reviewed The House on Mango Street on + 10 more book reviews
It was ok-short and sweet, but just ok.


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