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Name: The House on Mango Street
Rating: 3.941176470588 (34 reviews)
Author: Sandra Cisneros

📘 The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

The House on Mango Street chronicles Esperanza Cordero’s journey through adolescence in Chicago’s Mexican‑American neighborhood. Told in vivid vignettes, the story captures her hopes, challenges, and self‑discovery, becoming a beloved classic in Mexican‑American and modern literature.

First publish date: October 1994

Genre: Coming of Age/Childhood Coming of Age

Authors: Sandra Cisneros

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