La Casa en Mango Street

from porch_reader

Esperanza Cordero is an adolescent girl growing up in a Latino neighborhood in Chicago. With each brief chapter, some no more than a few sentences, we learn a bit about Esperanza, her friends, her neighbors. Alone, these brief chapters are no more than quick snapshots, but together they paint a p...

from paperclips

This was a nice change of pace, and a great read during breakfast. I sat down to read a few pages, and then finished the whole thing! (It is a short, but powerful, 110 pages) The story is actually a series of short stories all narrated by Esperanza (whose name means hope in Spanish) she talks abo...

from booksandwine

As a white girl, I do not know anything about the Mexican-American experience. By reading The House on Mango Street, I did not expect to have a complete and total understand of that same experience, but I do feel I gained a glimpse into the life of someone different than me.The House on Mango Str...

from mrstreme

Little books can pack a big punch, and that's certainly the case for pint-sized The House on Mango Street. Easily read in one sitting, this book is a coming-of-age tale about a young girl growing up in a poor Latino neighborhood in Chicago. Esperanza Cordero, whose first name translates to "hope,...

from mrstreme

Little books can pack a big punch, and that's certainly the case for pint-sized The House on Mango Street. Easily read in one sitting, this book is a coming-of-age tale about a young girl growing up in a poor Latino neighborhood in Chicago. Esperanza Cordero, whose first name translates to "hope,...