Growing up in the Hispanic section of Chicago, main character Esperanza Cordero shares with readers her feelings and thoughts about the neighborhood she lives in and how it has affected her life.
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Books by Sandra Cisneros

  • Loose Woman: Poems
    Grade Levels: Secondary
    A book of poems celebrating women and the lives they live.

  • My Wicked Wicked Ways
    Grade Levels: Secondary
    A collection of humorous and gloomy poems by this famous Latina author.

  • Pelitos/Hairs
    Grade Levels: Primary, Intermediate
    A short bilingual story that describes the differences between family members' hair.

  • Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories
    Grade Levels: Secondary
    A collection of tales told through the eyes of several Mexican-American women.

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