{"product_id":"the-house-on-mango-street-sandra-cisneros-9780679433354","title":"The House on Mango Street","description":"\u003cb\u003e \u003cb\u003eA TODAY SHOW #ReadWithJenna BOOK CLUB PICK \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - A coming-of-age classic about a young girl growing up in Chicago - Acclaimed by critics, beloved by readers of all ages, taught in schools and universities alike, and translated around the world--from the winner of the 2019 PEN\/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Cisneros draws on her rich [Latino] heritage...and seduces with precise, spare prose, creat[ing] unforgettable characters we want to lift off the page. She is not only a gifted writer, but an absolutely essential one.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe House on Mango Street\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most cherished novels of the last fifty years. Readers from all walks of life have fallen for the voice of Esperanza Cordero, growing up in Chicago and inventing for herself who and what she will become. \"In English my name means hope,\" she says. \"In Spanish it means too many letters. It means sadness, it means waiting.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold in a series of vignettes--sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes joyous--Cisneros's masterpiece is a classic story of childhood and self-discovery and one of the greatest neighborhood novels of all time. Like Sinclair Lewis's \u003ci\u003eMain Street\u003c\/i\u003e or Toni Morrison's \u003ci\u003eSula, \u003c\/i\u003e it makes a world through people and their voices, and it does so in language that is poetic and direct. This gorgeous coming-of-age novel is a celebration of the power of telling one's story and of being proud of where you're from. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sandra Cisneros\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 067943335X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679433354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/26\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.94h x 5.36w x 0.73d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e20914 \/ House on Mango Street\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/27\/2008 pg. 107\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/29\/2024 pg. 1","brand":"Sandra Cisneros","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44051412222207,"sku":"9780679433354","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_efb39edf-a9a5-43e9-b742-94864dd33923.jpg?v=1685012945","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-house-on-mango-street-sandra-cisneros-9780679433354","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}